CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's frowned upon to get drunk.
Situation: Tim is at a bar with his friends, and wants to have a fun time with them.
Intention: Tim wants to order drinks and drink them.
Moral action: Tim drinks responsibly and does not get drunk, and talks with his friends.
Moral consequence: Tim's friends are happy Tim is safe, and he drives home.
Norm: It's frowned upon to get drunk.
Situation: Tim is at a bar with his friends, and wants to have a fun time with them.
Intention: Tim wants to order drinks and drink them.
Immoral action: Tim drinks too much and gets drunk to the point of almost blacking out.
Immoral consequence: Tim has to be driven home and his friends think less of him for it.
Norm: It's frowned upon to use illicit drugs.
Situation: Brian is at a party when some people there offer him a hit of cocaine.
Intention: Brian doesn't want to upset the people.
Moral action: Brian excuses himself, saying that he's had some friends who didn't do well while on cocaine.
Moral consequence: The people respect Brian and leave him alone.
Norm: It's frowned upon to use illicit drugs.
Situation: Brian is at a party when some people there offer him a hit of cocaine.
Intention: Brian doesn't want to upset the people.
Immoral action: Brian takes the hit of cocaine.
Immoral consequence: Brian gets addicted to cocaine, and his life goes downhill.
Norm: You shouldn't snoop around your partner's things.
Situation: Mary and John are out on a date but Mary's phone keeps vibrating.
Intention: John wants to know who is calling Mary.
Moral action: John tells Mary it is ok if she needs to take the call as it won't be a big interruption on their date.
Moral consequence: Mary is grateful for John's understanding and explains who has been trying to contact her.
Norm: You shouldn't snoop around your partner's things.
Situation: Mary and John are out on a date but Mary's phone keeps vibrating.
Intention: John wants to know who is calling Mary.
Immoral action: When Mary goes to the restroom John goes through her phone to see who is calling her.
Immoral consequence: Mary is livid when she catches John invading her privacy and cuts the date short.
Norm: It's good to share with your roommate.
Situation: Amber is quite poor and hungry, her roommate Sky just got a large donation of food that will expire soon and can't finish it by herself.
Intention: Sky wants to use the food before it expires.
Moral action: Sky offers the food to Amber and the two of them look up how to preserve it to make it last much longer than the expiration dates.
Moral consequence: Amber and Sky preserve the food together and make sure that it's all either eaten or stored properly, they feel closer as friends and roommates.
Norm: It's good to share with your roommate.
Situation: Amber is quite poor and hungry, her roommate Sky just got a large donation of food that will expire soon and can't finish it by herself.
Intention: Sky wants to use the food before it expires.
Immoral action: Sky binges on all of the food at once after smoking a lot of marijuana to make sure none of it goes bad.
Immoral consequence: Amber judges Sky for being selfish and feels excluded, she doesn't want to help Sky feel any better even though she's sick to her stomach.
Norm: It is rude to get someones password without asking them.
Situation: Will is bored after a long day of work and doesn't know what to do.
Intention: Will wants to watch a good movie or TV show.
Moral action: Will offers to pay for half the Netflix subscription, so they can share it.
Moral consequence: Will gets to enjoy streaming shows and movies on Netflix for half the price.
Norm: It is rude to get someones password without asking them.
Situation: Will is bored after a long day of work and doesn't know what to do.
Intention: Will wants to watch a good movie or TV show.
Immoral action: Will gets on his roommate's laptop to get the saved Netflix password.
Immoral consequence: Will feels guilty for invaded his roommate's privacy.
Norm: You shouldn't mess around in your classes.
Situation: John is in a Biology class.
Intention: John wants to alleviate his boredom.
Moral action: John asks to go to the bathroom, where he splashes some water on his face, stretches his legs and re-focuses his attention.
Moral consequence: John comes back to class with a bit more energy, ready to take some notes.
Norm: You shouldn't mess around in your classes.
Situation: John is in a Biology class.
Intention: John wants to alleviate his boredom.
Immoral action: John makes a paper airplane and throws it over to his friend Bob.
Immoral consequence: The teacher notices John's behavior and gives him extra work to do after class.
Norm: It's wrong to share someone's nude photos without their consent.
Situation: John is having lunch with Dan the leader of a modeling agency, and John's girlfriend Beth is a model who sends him sexy pictures sometimes.
Intention: John wants to promote Beth to Dan.
Moral action: John discusses his girlfriend's time as a model, and at the end of the meeting John gives Dan her phone number.
Moral consequence: Beth is asked to join Dan's agency.
Norm: It's wrong to share someone's nude photos without their consent.
Situation: John is having lunch with Dan the leader of a modeling agency, and John's girlfriend Beth is a model who sends him sexy pictures sometimes.
Intention: John wants to promote Beth to Dan.
Immoral action: John shows Dan a private modeling photo Beth took while she was naked.
Immoral consequence: Beth is humiliated that John would show someone a private picture, and breaks up with him.
Norm: It's wrong to sell things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Sue and her housemates are having a yard sale together.
Intention: Sue wants to make a lot of money.
Moral action: Sue puts out a lot of her unwanted items and works hard to sell them all.
Moral consequence: Sue makes a good amount of extra money for her efforts.
Norm: It's wrong to sell things that don't belong to you.
Situation: Sue and her housemates are having a yard sale together.
Intention: Sue wants to make a lot of money.
Immoral action: Sue sells a book that belongs to one of her housemates.
Immoral consequence: Sue has to buy a new book at full price to make to satisfy her angry housemate and loses money.
Norm: You should smoke outside so you don't make anything stink.
Situation: Jonathan and his wife are having friends for dinner tonight and his wife cleaned the house from top to bottom.
Intention: Jonathan wants to smoke a cigarette right now, but it's raining.
Moral action: Jonathan decides to put his raincoat on and go smoke his cigarette outside.
Moral consequence: The living room smells fresh and clean and Jonathan's wife is delighted.
Norm: You should smoke outside so you don't make anything stink.
Situation: Jonathan and his wife are having friends for dinner tonight and his wife cleaned the house from top to bottom.
Intention: Jonathan wants to smoke a cigarette right now, but it's raining.
Immoral action: Jonathan decides to smoke his cigarette in the living room to avoid the rain.
Immoral consequence: The living room reeks of cigarette smoke and Jonathan's wife is disgusted by the smell.
Norm: It's expected for partners to share expenses.
Situation: Jane has be married for a decade.
Intention: Jane wants a new car.
Moral action: Jane sits down with her partner, and they openly discuss the costs of a new vehicle.
Moral consequence: Jane and her partner's bond and trust in one another grows as they work together.
Norm: It's expected for partners to share expenses.
Situation: Jane has be married for a decade.
Intention: Jane wants a new car.
Immoral action: Jane uses her partner's money to purchase a new vehicle for herself.
Immoral consequence: Jane's partner becomes upset with her and loses trust in her which damages the relationship.
Norm: It's hurtful to put your mother in a home.
Situation: Kevin's mother has Alzheimer's and is losing touch with reality.
Intention: Kevin wants his mother to be cared for.
Moral action: Kevin works part time so he can care for his mother in his home.
Moral consequence: Kevin's mother gets the care and support that she needs.
Norm: It's hurtful to put your mother in a home.
Situation: Kevin's mother has Alzheimer's and is losing touch with reality.
Intention: Kevin wants his mother to be cared for.
Immoral action: Kevin puts his mother into an assisted living home.
Immoral consequence: The employees at the home are not patient with Kevin's mother and abuse her.
Norm: It's wrong to break up with people for their appearance.
Situation: Steve is being flirted with by a girl at work who is prettier than his girlfriend.
Intention: Steve wants to get to know the girl at work.
Moral action: Steve hangs out with the girl at work at lunchtime.
Moral consequence: Steve learns that the girl at work is boring, and he is glad that he is still with his girlfriend.
Norm: It's wrong to break up with people for their appearance.
Situation: Steve is being flirted with by a girl at work who is prettier than his girlfriend.
Intention: Steve wants to get to know the girl at work.
Immoral action: Steve breaks up with his girlfriend because she is not as pretty and begins dating the girl at work.
Immoral consequence: Steve soon learns that the girl at work is boring, and he misses his old girlfriend.
Norm: It's wrong to stay at work when you're ill.
Situation: Jane has been diagnosed with a contagious disease and has work later.
Intention: Jane wants to avoid losing out on a work opportunity.
Moral action: Jane arranges with her boss to work from home as she recovers.
Moral consequence: Jane maintains her reputation with her boss as she recovers safely at home.
Norm: It's wrong to stay at work when you're ill.
Situation: Jane has been diagnosed with a contagious disease and has work later.
Intention: Jane wants to avoid losing out on a work opportunity.
Immoral action: Despite being diagnosed with a highly contagious disease Jane goes into work.
Immoral consequence: Jane spreads the disease to the determent of her entire office and is reprimanded by her boss.
Norm: You shouldn't spray paint your name on public property.
Situation: A corporation declared bankruptcy firing the majority of its' employees but the CEO got a multi-million dollar bonus.
Intention: Mike wants to express his disgust at the situation as a former employee.
Moral action: Mike hands out fliers on the sidewalk in front of the office building decrying what the CEO did.
Moral consequence: Mike raises awareness and a campaign against these corporate practices is begun.
Norm: You shouldn't spray paint your name on public property.
Situation: A corporation declared bankruptcy firing the majority of its' employees but the CEO got a multi-million dollar bonus.
Intention: Mike wants to express his disgust at the situation as a former employee.
Immoral action: Mike spray paints "Mike worked here and is broke now but the CEO isn't" all over the sidewalk in front of the office building.
Immoral consequence: Mike is arrested for vandalism and is fined.
Norm: It's good to want to take people's mental conditions seriously.
Situation: John and Mary just had a baby but Mary has been depressed since the birth.
Intention: John wants Mary to get back to her normal self.
Moral action: John persuades Mary to seek professional help and takes on more responsibility caring for their child.
Moral consequence: John is relieved when Mary's counselling helps her deal with her depression.
Norm: It's good to want to take people's mental conditions seriously.
Situation: John and Mary just had a baby but Mary has been depressed since the birth.
Intention: John wants Mary to get back to her normal self.
Immoral action: John ignores Mary's growing depression and assumes she'll "snap out of it" eventually.
Immoral consequence: John is dismayed when Mary leaves him and the child in order to get help for herself.
Norm: It's good to be supportive when your friend is dying.
Situation: Ian's friend is dying of cancer in the hospital.
Intention: Ian wants to cope with the emotional pain of his dying friend.
Moral action: Ian gets his friend a big present, so he can feel like he did something.
Moral consequence: Ian's friend is grateful and Ian treasures the memory of cheering his friend.
Norm: It's good to be supportive when your friend is dying.
Situation: Ian's friend is dying of cancer in the hospital.
Intention: Ian wants to cope with the emotional pain of his dying friend.
Immoral action: Ian avoids going to the hospital, so he doesn't feel so bad.
Immoral consequence: Ian's friend dies thinking that Ian hates him, and Ian feels more guilty.
Norm: It's good to think people should be in better health.
Situation: Jared is in charge of nutrition for a high school, and has to make important decisions.
Intention: Jared wants to pick out a meal plan for his students.
Moral action: Jared decides to give his students a healthy diet comprised of various fruits and vegetables.
Moral consequence: Jared's students are pleased with Jared and have more energy during the day.
Norm: It's good to think people should be in better health.
Situation: Jared is in charge of nutrition for a high school, and has to make important decisions.
Intention: Jared wants to pick out a meal plan for his students.
Immoral action: Jared decides to give his students a diet of processed foods, including various fried and unhealthy foods.
Immoral consequence: Jared's students gain weight, become less healthy, and Jared gets in trouble.
Norm: It's wrong to be late to an appointment.
Situation: Mike driving to a dentist appointment and is on track to make it on time when he notices his car's gas tank is nearly empty.
Intention: Mike wants his car to last as long as possible.
Moral action: Mike parks his car at a nearby store and quickly jogs to the appointment in only a few minutes time.
Moral consequence: Mike makes it to the appointment on time but is sweaty and uncomfortable during the appointment.
Norm: It's wrong to be late to an appointment.
Situation: Mike driving to a dentist appointment and is on track to make it on time when he notices his car's gas tank is nearly empty.
Intention: Mike wants his car to last as long as possible.
Immoral action: Mike stops to put gas in his tank to avoid causing damage by running out of fuel on the road, but this takes several minutes.
Immoral consequence: Mike is late to the appointment, but the dentist is behind schedule and it doesn't matter.
Norm: You should always do your best
Situation: Pam is taking her final exam in English.
Intention: Pam wants to get through the exam.
Moral action: Pam answers the questions and double checks her answers, using all of the available time.
Moral consequence: Pam catches some mistakes and does well on the exam.
Norm: You should always do your best
Situation: Pam is taking her final exam in English.
Intention: Pam wants to get through the exam.
Immoral action: Pam answers the questions on the exam quickly and doesn't check the answers.
Immoral consequence: Pam misses some easy questions and loses half a letter grade on the exam.
Norm: It's honorable to want to improve upon yourself.
Situation: John is told that he did not meet the requirements for promotion by his manager, Bill.
Intention: John wants to react to the bad news.
Moral action: John tells Bill that he simply has to try harder and vows to improve his skills and performance for next time.
Moral consequence: Bill feels great about Avignon John as an employee and is glad to see he's such a self starter.
Norm: It's honorable to want to improve upon yourself.
Situation: John is told that he did not meet the requirements for promotion by his manager, Bill.
Intention: John wants to react to the bad news.
Immoral action: John tells his boss that he's biased and the reason for the lack of promotion is that the whole system is corrupt.
Immoral consequence: Bill is taken aback and insulted at the accusation and is incensed at John.
Norm: You shouldn't take advantage of people.
Situation: Sean plays a card game and is trading with James, who knows very little about the game.
Intention: Sean wants one of James' valuable cards.
Moral action: Sean helps James realize the value and offers a rare card for the one he wants.
Moral consequence: James accepts the trade and is happy with it.
Norm: You shouldn't take advantage of people.
Situation: Sean plays a card game and is trading with James, who knows very little about the game.
Intention: Sean wants one of James' valuable cards.
Immoral action: Sean offers James a trade using several common cards for the rare card.
Immoral consequence: James accepts the trade, realizes later that he was cheated, and loses respect for Sean.
Norm: It's bad to be a telemarketer.
Situation: Lois needs to earn some extra money for a cosmetic surgery.
Intention: Lois wants to get an extra job.
Moral action: Lois decides to get some extra money working on Mechanical Turk.
Moral consequence: Lois gets to stay home and relax while making some extra money.
Norm: It's bad to be a telemarketer.
Situation: Lois needs to earn some extra money for a cosmetic surgery.
Intention: Lois wants to get an extra job.
Immoral action: Lois gets a job as a telemarketer, selling magazine subscriptions.
Immoral consequence: Lois annoys everyone she calls, making herself feel bad at the end of the day.
Norm: Significant others are expected to be faithful to each other.
Situation: Sara and her husband are having a good time drinking at cocktail party with a group of their friends.
Intention: Sara wants to have sex.
Moral action: Sara suggests to her husband that they should go home because she is feeling randy.
Moral consequence: Sara and her husband enjoy a fun romp in the sack with each other.
Norm: Significant others are expected to be faithful to each other.
Situation: Sara and her husband are having a good time drinking at cocktail party with a group of their friends.
Intention: Sara wants to have sex.
Immoral action: Sara goes to the bedroom with the host of the party and has intimate relations.
Immoral consequence: Sara is divorced by her husband when he finds out that she has cheated on him with another man.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your husband.
Situation: Nicole is on a business trip away from her husband.
Intention: Nicole wants to enjoy a night out and have fun.
Moral action: Nicole goes to a concert and enjoys the music.
Moral consequence: Nicole has a good story to tell her husband when she returns.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your husband.
Situation: Nicole is on a business trip away from her husband.
Intention: Nicole wants to enjoy a night out and have fun.
Immoral action: Nicole finds a local man and sleeps with him that night.
Immoral consequence: Nicole gets pregnant from the man.
Norm: It's rude to laugh when someone dies.
Situation: John is at home when his dad calls to tell him that his mother has died suddenly.
Intention: John wants to react to the bad news.
Moral action: John tells his father that it's terrible and tells him to hang on since he's on the way over.
Moral consequence: John's father feels a bit of comfort from knowing his son will come be with him.
Norm: It's rude to laugh when someone dies.
Situation: John is at home when his dad calls to tell him that his mother has died suddenly.
Intention: John wants to react to the bad news.
Immoral action: John instinctively bursts out laughing thinking that it must be a hoax, and he's being tricked.
Immoral consequence: John's father is suddenly taken aback and saddened that John is not taking the horrible news seriously.
Norm: It's good to be punctual.
Situation: Ryan has an interview with Cassandra at noon and is getting ready in his house.
Intention: Ryan wants to look his best for the interview.
Moral action: Ryan leaves the house promptly, making sure that he gets to the venue a few minutes early to freshen up before he meets Cassandra.
Moral consequence: Cassandra is impressed by Ryan's appearance and timeliness and strongly considers him for the position.
Norm: It's good to be punctual.
Situation: Ryan has an interview with Cassandra at noon and is getting ready in his house.
Intention: Ryan wants to look his best for the interview.
Immoral action: Ryan takes too long fixing his hair to make sure that it looks perfect before heading to his interview and is 15 minutes late.
Immoral consequence: Ryan looks great but has not made a good impression on Cassandra at all, she feels less interested in him for the position.
Norm: You shouldn't be a jerk to your friends.
Situation: Amy is holding a dinner party and convinces her childhood friend, Jenny, to cater for the event.
Intention: Amy wants to make sure everything in the party goes right.
Moral action: Amy tells Jenny what she wants and lets Jenny do her thing.
Moral consequence: The party is a success and Amy gets Jenny some leads for other catering events.
Norm: You shouldn't be a jerk to your friends.
Situation: Amy is holding a dinner party and convinces her childhood friend, Jenny, to cater for the event.
Intention: Amy wants to make sure everything in the party goes right.
Immoral action: Amy spends the whole night ordering Jenny around.
Immoral consequence: Jenny never caters another party for Amy and ends their friendship.
Norm: It's hurtful to accuse someone.
Situation: Gina and her coworkers are trying to figure out who stole a cashbox.
Intention: Gina wants to find the thief.
Moral action: Gina asks for everyone to submit to a search, as anyone could have done it.
Moral consequence: The thief is quickly found and caught.
Norm: It's hurtful to accuse someone.
Situation: Gina and her coworkers are trying to figure out who stole a cashbox.
Intention: Gina wants to find the thief.
Immoral action: Gina says that she saw a specific employee with the cashbox and says she might have taken it.
Immoral consequence: The employee is innocent and is offended at Gina's accusation.
Norm: It's good to help out lost or abandoned animals.
Situation: While walking home from the train station Paul spots an injured cat by the side of the road.
Intention: Paul wants to help the cat.
Moral action: Paul takes the cat to a local vet and stays to make sure the cat is ok.
Moral consequence: Paul is gratified when the cats owner later contacts him and offers a reward as a thank you.
Norm: It's good to help out lost or abandoned animals.
Situation: While walking home from the train station Paul spots an injured cat by the side of the road.
Intention: Paul wants to help the cat.
Immoral action: Paul wants to relax at home, so he ignores the cat and heads straight home.
Immoral consequence: Paul feels remorseful when he finds out that the cat died.
Norm: It's wrong to tell your ex what to do.
Situation: Jane notices her ex talking to a girl with a bad reputation at a party.
Intention: Jane wants to help her ex.
Moral action: Jane pulls her ex aside and calmly tells them her concerns.
Moral consequence: Jane's ex thanks her for trying to look out for them.
Norm: It's wrong to tell your ex what to do.
Situation: Jane notices her ex talking to a girl with a bad reputation at a party.
Intention: Jane wants to help her ex.
Immoral action: Jane tells her ex to stop talking to the girl.
Immoral consequence: Jane is kicked out of the party and branded as crazy.
Norm: It's good to pace yourself when it comes to drinking.
Situation: John who's had five alcoholic drinks already is at the bar when the bartender asks him what else he wants.
Intention: John wants to respond to the bartender's question.
Moral action: John tells the bartender that he just wants water now as he needs to get some hydration back.
Moral consequence: The bartender thinks John is a smart man who's a good customer and feel safe about having him in the bar.
Norm: It's good to pace yourself when it comes to drinking.
Situation: John who's had five alcoholic drinks already is at the bar when the bartender asks him what else he wants.
Intention: John wants to respond to the bartender's question.
Immoral action: John tells the bartender to make him another whiskey sour and to make it a double.
Immoral consequence: The bartender thinks John is a lush who has no self control and is scared of how this night will turn out.