CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to disturb your neighbors.
Situation: Karen is having a party in her backyard and is playing music.
Intention: Karen wants to have fun with her friends.
Moral action: Karen keeps her music at a reasonable volume, and moves the party inside at 9 PM.
Moral consequence: Karen's neighbors don't notice that Karen is having a party.
Norm: It's wrong to disturb your neighbors.
Situation: Karen is having a party in her backyard and is playing music.
Intention: Karen wants to have fun with her friends.
Immoral action: Karen plays her music too loud, and late into the evening.
Immoral consequence: Karen's neighbors call the police because of Karen's noise.
Norm: It is good to honor a parent's dying wish.
Situation: Liam is dying and tells his son Jon that Jon should split Liam's belongings between Jon and Jon's siblings.
Intention: Jon wants to decide what to do with the Liam's belongings.
Moral action: Jon splits Liam's belongings with his siblings.
Moral consequence: Jon's sibling will get their inheritance and Liam will get his will done.
Norm: It is good to honor a parent's dying wish.
Situation: Liam is dying and tells his son Jon that Jon should split Liam's belongings between Jon and Jon's siblings.
Intention: Jon wants to decide what to do with the Liam's belongings.
Immoral action: Jon keeps all of Liam's belongings to himself.
Immoral consequence: Jon's sibling will not get their inheritance and Liam will not get his will done.
Norm: It is good to always put forth your best effort
Situation: Andrew is starting a workout routine and has a hard time lifting even light weights.
Intention: Andrew wants to finish his workout routine.
Moral action: Andrew pushes himself hard and just barely finishes the routine before collapsing.
Moral consequence: Andrew's muscles grow and the weights become easier to handle, eventually accomplishing his goals.
Norm: It is good to always put forth your best effort
Situation: Andrew is starting a workout routine and has a hard time lifting even light weights.
Intention: Andrew wants to finish his workout routine.
Immoral action: Andrew lowers the weights a bit, so he can finish his routine easily and with energy to spare.
Immoral consequence: Andrew never gets stronger because the weights are too light and don't push his body to its limits.
Norm: It's good to break up fights between people.
Situation: Ollie was at his friend's house when two of his friends got into a fight.
Intention: Ollie wants the fight to end.
Moral action: Ollie jumps between the two boys and stops the fight right then and there.
Moral consequence: The boys end up apologizing to each other after the fight de-escalates.
Norm: It's good to break up fights between people.
Situation: Ollie was at his friend's house when two of his friends got into a fight.
Intention: Ollie wants the fight to end.
Immoral action: Ollie waits until one boy knocks another boy unconscious to tell his friend's mother.
Immoral consequence: The boy ends up having to go to the hospital and was in a coma for two days.
Norm: You should not marry someone for the wrong reasons.
Situation: Maria finds herself falling madly in love with a coworker although she currently has a rich boyfriend.
Intention: Maria wants to find a future husband.
Moral action: Maria breaks up with her boyfriend and pursues a romantic relationship with her coworker.
Moral consequence: Maria finds true love with her coworker, and they are soon happily married.
Norm: You should not marry someone for the wrong reasons.
Situation: Maria finds herself falling madly in love with a coworker although she currently has a rich boyfriend.
Intention: Maria wants to find a future husband.
Immoral action: Maria decides to marry her current boyfriend because of his wealth and material possessions.
Immoral consequence: Maria later regrets her decision and finds that money is not as important as true love.
Norm: It is stupid to desire going to prison.
Situation: Bob doesn't have a home and is thinking of ways to get a roof over his head.
Intention: Bob wants to have some sort of shelter.
Moral action: Bob goes to a homeless shelter and applies for entry, so he can get back on his feet.
Moral consequence: The shelter accepts Bob, and he has a place to stay for a while.
Norm: It is stupid to desire going to prison.
Situation: Bob doesn't have a home and is thinking of ways to get a roof over his head.
Intention: Bob wants to have some sort of shelter.
Immoral action: Bob commits a minor felony, so he can go to jail and live in prison for a while.
Immoral consequence: The felony goes on Bob's record and Bob has a very difficult time in prison.
Norm: You should not let your pet get overweight.
Situation: Amber has a dog named Twinkie who loves to beg for scraps.
Intention: Amber wants Twinkie to be happy.
Moral action: Amber teaches Twinkie not to beg and only feeds her portioned meals with occasional treats.
Moral consequence: Twinkie stops begging and remains healthy enough to run around.
Norm: You should not let your pet get overweight.
Situation: Amber has a dog named Twinkie who loves to beg for scraps.
Intention: Amber wants Twinkie to be happy.
Immoral action: Amber gives Twinkie scraps every time she begs.
Immoral consequence: Twinkie begs more and more and becomes overweight.
Norm: It's wrong to go after somebody else's significant other
Situation: Lyla just recently broke up with her boyfriend, and she's having a hard time coping with being alone.
Intention: Lyla wants to search for a new boyfriend.
Moral action: Lyla makes a profile on a dating website and browses for single men.
Moral consequence: Lyla finds a man that she thinks is perfect for her, and she plans a date with him.
Norm: It's wrong to go after somebody else's significant other
Situation: Lyla just recently broke up with her boyfriend, and she's having a hard time coping with being alone.
Intention: Lyla wants to search for a new boyfriend.
Immoral action: Lyla begins flirting with a friend's boyfriend who she finds very attractive.
Immoral consequence: Lyla gets called out by her friend when she finds out about her behavior.
Norm: It's good to open up presents for your children.
Situation: Sarah has given her son Gus a new gift that is in a big box.
Intention: Sarah wants her son Gus to have fun with the new gift.
Moral action: Sarah helps Gus open the box, so he can get to the gift.
Moral consequence: Gus has fun playing with the gift that Sarah has given to him.
Norm: It's good to open up presents for your children.
Situation: Sarah has given her son Gus a new gift that is in a big box.
Intention: Sarah wants her son Gus to have fun with the new gift.
Immoral action: Sarah lets her son try to open the box on his own.
Immoral consequence: Gus tries hard to get the box open, but he can't figure it out.
Norm: It is wrong to interfere with wild animals.
Situation: Amy, an animal lover, is at the park and notices wild geese at the pond pecking at some trash.
Intention: Amy wants to help the wild geese.
Moral action: Amy decides to clean up some of the trash from the park.
Moral consequence: The wild geese are safer around the park without all the litter in their habitat.
Norm: It is wrong to interfere with wild animals.
Situation: Amy, an animal lover, is at the park and notices wild geese at the pond pecking at some trash.
Intention: Amy wants to help the wild geese.
Immoral action: Amy feeds the geese some snacks from her bag.
Immoral consequence: The wild geese learn the wrong behavior to approach people for food.
Norm: It's good to inspire people with a good speech.
Situation: Nelson leads a squad of soldiers in the army and is preparing to lead them into a tough battle.
Intention: Nelson wants to get the squad moving towards the enemy.
Moral action: Nelson stands tall and delivers a speech about fighting for King and Country before leading the charge.
Moral consequence: Nelson's squad members give a loud cheer and advance on the foe with fire in their bellies.
Norm: It's good to inspire people with a good speech.
Situation: Nelson leads a squad of soldiers in the army and is preparing to lead them into a tough battle.
Intention: Nelson wants to get the squad moving towards the enemy.
Immoral action: Nelson gestures vaguely towards the enemy positions and tells the squad to get moving already.
Immoral consequence: Nelson's squad members grumble among themselves and move forwards halfheartedly.
Norm: You shouldn't wipe your nose or sneeze on public property.
Situation: There is a raging pandemic and Mary feels a sneezing fit coming on in the break room at work.
Intention: Mary wants to get this fit over with.
Moral action: Mary quickly grabs a handkerchief from her purse and sneezes into it repeatedly.
Moral consequence: Mary's coworkers notice her sneezing fit and say God Bless You.
Norm: You shouldn't wipe your nose or sneeze on public property.
Situation: There is a raging pandemic and Mary feels a sneezing fit coming on in the break room at work.
Intention: Mary wants to get this fit over with.
Immoral action: Mary sneezes repeatedly onto the break room table for several minutes.
Immoral consequence: Mary's coworkers complain about her unsanitary behavior to management.
Norm: It's not okay to disrespect people with an illness.
Situation: Jimmy is walking through a park with friends when the see a man with a disfugured face and all laugh at him.
Intention: Jimmy wants to react to the laughter from his friends.
Moral action: JImmy tells his friends to stop and approaches the man to apologize.
Moral consequence: Jimmy is thanked by man and and learns his story that he is a veteran who was injured in combat.
Norm: It's not okay to disrespect people with an illness.
Situation: Jimmy is walking through a park with friends when the see a man with a disfugured face and all laugh at him.
Intention: Jimmy wants to react to the laughter from his friends.
Immoral action: Jimmy joins in the laughter and shouts out comments to the person.
Immoral consequence: A coworker sees what Jimmy is doing and tells other coworkers the next day resulting in a lot of people being angry at Jimmy.
Norm: It's gross to shave your pubes in someone else's bathroom.
Situation: Lisa to stop at a friends house after work to get ready for a night out with the girls.
Intention: Lisa wants to take a shower before getting dressed.
Moral action: Lisa takes a quick shower and scrubs the tub when she is done.
Moral consequence: Lisa's considerate action is noted by her friend.
Norm: It's gross to shave your pubes in someone else's bathroom.
Situation: Lisa to stop at a friends house after work to get ready for a night out with the girls.
Intention: Lisa wants to take a shower before getting dressed.
Immoral action: Lisa decides to do some personal grooming while she is in the shower.
Immoral consequence: Lisa grosses out her friend when her pubic hair is found in the unrinsed tub.
Norm: You shouldn't offend people.
Situation: It is amateur comedy night at a local night club.
Intention: Jo wants to win the audience members over with her jokes.
Moral action: Jo made a joke mocking ableist attitudes towards those with disabilities.
Moral consequence: More than a few audience members bought her comedy CD on the way out.
Norm: You shouldn't offend people.
Situation: It is amateur comedy night at a local night club.
Intention: Jo wants to win the audience members over with her jokes.
Immoral action: Jo told a joke mocking disabled people's struggles.
Immoral consequence: Some of the audience members got up and left the show.
Norm: It's wrong to make excuses for bad behavior.
Situation: Ernie cleans out his garage and piles trash in his backyard, which he sets on fire causing a terrible smell throughout his neighborhood, and his neighbors come to his door.
Intention: Eric needs to talk to his neighbors about the smelly trash fire.
Moral action: Eric admits to creating an environmental nuisance and apologizes to his neighbors, promising to never do that again.
Moral consequence: Eric's neighbors accept his apology and some of them help him put out the terrible smelling fire that he started.
Norm: It's wrong to make excuses for bad behavior.
Situation: Ernie cleans out his garage and piles trash in his backyard, which he sets on fire causing a terrible smell throughout his neighborhood, and his neighbors come to his door.
Intention: Eric needs to talk to his neighbors about the smelly trash fire.
Immoral action: Eric explains that he only meant to burn the wood, and that the tires, plastic and carpets were burned by mistake.
Immoral consequence: Eric's neighbors don't believe him because it is all in one big pile and Eric loses some of his standing as a good member of the community.
Norm: You shouldn't pee in someone's food because that's unsanitary.
Situation: Anthony, a chef in a rather prestigious restaurant overhears a customer, who recently ordered pasta with tomato sauce insult his looks to someone else.
Intention: Anthony wants to pay back the customer.
Moral action: Anthony excuses himself from the kitchen and walks up to the customer and confronts him.
Moral consequence: The customer apologizes and admits it was little of him, and he shouldn't have done it.
Norm: You shouldn't pee in someone's food because that's unsanitary.
Situation: Anthony, a chef in a rather prestigious restaurant overhears a customer, who recently ordered pasta with tomato sauce insult his looks to someone else.
Intention: Anthony wants to pay back the customer.
Immoral action: In the late stages of the tomato sauce, Anthony decides to pee a small amount into it.
Immoral consequence: The customer gets ill from it, and ends up vomiting, and then suing the restaurant.
Norm: You shouldn't offer cigarette's to friends that don't smoke.
Situation: Lambert sits next to his former smoker coworker who is stressed after speaking to his boss.
Intention: Lambert wants his friend to be less stressed.
Moral action: Lambert suggests that they spend thirty minutes at the nearby karaoke booth.
Moral consequence: Lambert has fun bonding with his friend.
Norm: You shouldn't offer cigarette's to friends that don't smoke.
Situation: Lambert sits next to his former smoker coworker who is stressed after speaking to his boss.
Intention: Lambert wants his friend to be less stressed.
Immoral action: Lambert offers him one of his cigarettes in his pocket.
Immoral consequence: Lambert's friend is upset at Lambert for tempting him with a bad ex habit.
Norm: It is wrong to commit statutory rape.
Situation: Tony, who is eighteen, is dating a sixteen-year-old named Lisa, and they have been getting more serious about each other lately.
Intention: Tony wants to express his deep love for Lisa.
Moral action: Tony writes a poem for Lisa to express his deep love to her, and he asks her to commit to a long term relationship with him.
Moral consequence: Lisa responds with her commitment to Tony, and they wait until the appropriate time before having sex for the first time.
Norm: It is wrong to commit statutory rape.
Situation: Tony, who is eighteen, is dating a sixteen-year-old named Lisa, and they have been getting more serious about each other lately.
Intention: Tony wants to express his deep love for Lisa.
Immoral action: Tony initiates sexual contact with Lisa for the first time.
Immoral consequence: Lisa's parents find out about the sexual contact and call the police to report that their underage daughter was taken advantage of by an older boy.
Norm: You should always provide people with your correct address.
Situation: Asher is checking out at the cash register when the cashier offers him a discount if he signs the form to join their mailing list.
Intention: Asher wants to get the discount.
Moral action: Asher fills out the form while making sure that all the fields, including the address, are filled out correctly.
Moral consequence: Asher receives a lot of promotions and catalogs from the company in the mail.
Norm: You should always provide people with your correct address.
Situation: Asher is checking out at the cash register when the cashier offers him a discount if he signs the form to join their mailing list.
Intention: Asher wants to get the discount.
Immoral action: Feeling like the information being asked is violating his privacy, Asher enters an old address on the form that is no longer valid.
Immoral consequence: Asher doesn't receive any of the coupons that are sent to him and misses out on some significant discounts.
Norm: You shouldn't say bad things about Jews.
Situation: Faith has recently been reading conflicting stories about Jews and their role in Jesus's death.
Intention: Faith wants to express her conclusions to her friends.
Moral action: Faith tells her friends it is clear that Jesus was not killed by the Jewish community.
Moral consequence: Faith has a stimulating conversation about how people form theories.
Norm: You shouldn't say bad things about Jews.
Situation: Faith has recently been reading conflicting stories about Jews and their role in Jesus's death.
Intention: Faith wants to express her conclusions to her friends.
Immoral action: Faith tells her friends that according to what she has learned, Jesus was killed by Jews.
Immoral consequence: Faith's friends question her deductive reasoning based on her erroneous conclusions.
Norm: It's okay to be quiet.
Situation: Gil is attended his first ever live sporting event with a full crowd.
Intention: Gil wants to remember everything about the game.
Moral action: Gil stays subdued in temperament and keeps his eyes fixated on the action of the players.
Moral consequence: Gil enjoys the atmosphere while still being able to remember all the details of the game that he wanted to.
Norm: It's okay to be quiet.
Situation: Gil is attended his first ever live sporting event with a full crowd.
Intention: Gil wants to remember everything about the game.
Immoral action: Gil gets swept up in the atmosphere and spends most of his time cheering and celebrating with other fans.
Immoral consequence: Gil has a great time with the crowd but misses most of the details of the game.
Norm: Getting your pet from a breeder is frowned upon.
Situation: Conrad has been lonely, and his friends tell him that maybe getting a pet would help him feel less lonely.
Intention: Conrad wants to get a dog.
Moral action: Conrad visits the animal shelter to find a dog to adopt.
Moral consequence: Conrad rescues a dog that might have otherwise been put down.
Norm: Getting your pet from a breeder is frowned upon.
Situation: Conrad has been lonely, and his friends tell him that maybe getting a pet would help him feel less lonely.
Intention: Conrad wants to get a dog.
Immoral action: Conrad finds a breeder and inquires about buying a dog from them.
Immoral consequence: Conrad spends money on a dog that has been bred solely for profit.
Norm: You should mind your own business sometimes.
Situation: Mitt is walking down the street when he sees a group of people, who are doing a drug deal, quietly talking on a side street.
Intention: Mitt wants to know what's going on.
Moral action: Mitt walks by the group and glances out of the corner of his eye while making efforts not to be noticed.
Moral consequence: Mitt sees the drugs without catching the group's attention and quickly leaves.
Norm: You should mind your own business sometimes.
Situation: Mitt is walking down the street when he sees a group of people, who are doing a drug deal, quietly talking on a side street.
Intention: Mitt wants to know what's going on.
Immoral action: Mitt walks up to the group and asks them if there's a problem that he can help with.
Immoral consequence: The group turns on Mitt, sees him as a threat to their deal, and assault him.
Norm: You shouldn't sext other people when you're in a relationship.
Situation: Justin was flirting with a girl at work today and is feeling sexually aroused, but his wife is at the grocery store.
Intention: Justin wants to have an orgasm.
Moral action: Justin puts rose petals on his bed, lights some candles, and asks his wife to have sex with him when she gets home.
Moral consequence: Justin's wife feels very romantic and has two orgasms while having sex with Justin.
Norm: You shouldn't sext other people when you're in a relationship.
Situation: Justin was flirting with a girl at work today and is feeling sexually aroused, but his wife is at the grocery store.
Intention: Justin wants to have an orgasm.
Immoral action: Justin sexts the girl he was flirting with at work and masturbates to the conversation.
Immoral consequence: Justin's wife finds the sext conversation on Justin's phone when she comes home and kicks him out of the house.
Norm: It is wrong to play jokes on others.
Situation: Jack is bored in school and is thinking about placing a tack on his classmate's chair as a prank.
Intention: Jack wants to consider playing a prank on his classmate.
Moral action: Jack resists playing a prank on his classmate and just find other ways to amuse himself.
Moral consequence: Jack manage to alleviate his boredom without hurting anyone and Jack's classmates enjoy their day without any issues.
Norm: It is wrong to play jokes on others.
Situation: Jack is bored in school and is thinking about placing a tack on his classmate's chair as a prank.
Intention: Jack wants to consider playing a prank on his classmate.
Immoral action: Jack puts a tack on his classmate's chair and watches in amusement.
Immoral consequence: Jack's classmate gets hurt and Jack gets severely punished for it.
Norm: It's okay to stay true to your morals and values
Situation: Steve is broke and down on his luck when his friend Bob asks him to help rob a liquor store for cash.
Intention: Steve wants to decide whether to agree to Bob's request.
Moral action: Steve refuses to participate in the activity suggested by Bob because it is against his morals and values.
Moral consequence: Steve feels good about his decision and soon finds a good job which helps him turn his life around.
Norm: It's okay to stay true to your morals and values
Situation: Steve is broke and down on his luck when his friend Bob asks him to help rob a liquor store for cash.
Intention: Steve wants to decide whether to agree to Bob's request.
Immoral action: Steve participates in helping Bob hold up the liquor store for cash.
Immoral consequence: Steve is later arrested and sentenced to prison for his crime.
Norm: It is inconsiderate cancel a reservation at the last minute.
Situation: Darryl made a reservation at a restaurant, with an elaborate plan in place to propose to his girlfriend, but he and his girlfriend are now in a fight.
Intention: Darryl has to decide whether to cancel the reservation or not.
Moral action: Darryl called the restaurant as soon as he suspected that he may not be able to execute his plan, and that the reservation may not be necessary.
Moral consequence: The restaurant was able to accommodate him by setting the plans on hold, so that even if he didn't make the reservation there would be no cost.
Norm: It is inconsiderate cancel a reservation at the last minute.
Situation: Darryl made a reservation at a restaurant, with an elaborate plan in place to propose to his girlfriend, but he and his girlfriend are now in a fight.
Intention: Darryl has to decide whether to cancel the reservation or not.
Immoral action: Darryl waits, but it doesn't work out, so he cancels the reservation and the plan on the day he was supposed to carry it out.
Immoral consequence: The restaurant had already ordered special supplies and had prepared their staff for the event, so they needed to charge a fee for the late cancellation.
Norm: You shouldn't misbehave at your child's special event.
Situation: Lenny is hosting a birthday party for his son when he feels his mouth is dry.
Intention: Lenny wants to drink something.
Moral action: Lenny drinks a large glass of water at the party.
Moral consequence: Lenny will be refreshed and be able to host the party well.
Norm: You shouldn't misbehave at your child's special event.
Situation: Lenny is hosting a birthday party for his son when he feels his mouth is dry.
Intention: Lenny wants to drink something.
Immoral action: Lenny drinks a large glass of vodka at the party.
Immoral consequence: Lenny will get drunk and start causing trouble at the party.