CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's okay to move for someone.
Situation: Jeff was on a fully occupied bus when he saw an older woman get in.
Intention: Jeff wants to get to his destination.
Immoral action: Jeff continues to sit while the older woman stands in the aisle.
Immoral consequence: The pains and arthritis in the woman's legs get worse from standing for such a period of time.
Norm: Being a burden on one's parents is wrong.
Situation: Donald is an adult and recently got a new job near where his retired parents live.
Intention: Donald wants to find somewhere to live.
Moral action: Donald tells his parents he will live on the same street as them, so he can visit them often.
Moral consequence: Donald's parents will be happy that he will be able to visit them often.
Norm: Being a burden on one's parents is wrong.
Situation: Donald is an adult and recently got a new job near where his retired parents live.
Intention: Donald wants to find somewhere to live.
Immoral action: Donald tells his parents he will live with them, so he doesn't have to pay rent.
Immoral consequence: Donald's parents will be stressed as they have to pay for his housing expenses on retirement money.
Norm: It is good to be proud of others.
Situation: Ben is at home when his son Mike comes home and gives him his report card full of straight A's.
Intention: Ben wants to put the report card somewhere.
Moral action: Ben looks at the grades and tells Jim he did an amazing job before sticking the report card on the fridge with a magnet.
Moral consequence: Jim is delighted that his dad is so proud of him that he put the report card on the fridge to be displayed.
Norm: It is good to be proud of others.
Situation: Ben is at home when his son Mike comes home and gives him his report card full of straight A's.
Intention: Ben wants to put the report card somewhere.
Immoral action: Ben thanks Jim for giving him the report card and puts it away with his other paperwork.
Immoral consequence: Jim is disappointed Ben didn't even look to see what grades Jim got and thought his dad would be more excited.
Norm: It is irresponsible to get somebody else's property stolen
Situation: Tony borrows his friend Jim's shovel to dig a hole in his front yard.
Intention: Tony wants to put the shovel somewhere after digging the hole.
Moral action: Tony puts the shovel in his locked garage.
Moral consequence: Tony is able to return the shovel to Jim.
Norm: It is irresponsible to get somebody else's property stolen
Situation: Tony borrows his friend Jim's shovel to dig a hole in his front yard.
Intention: Tony wants to put the shovel somewhere after digging the hole.
Immoral action: Tony leaves the shovel in the front yard where it is visible.
Immoral consequence: The shovel is stolen and Tony has to buy a new shovel for Jim.
Norm: It's rude not to answer someone's message.
Situation: Ken is a professor, and one of his students emailed him since they missed the last class.
Intention: Ken has to decide whether to respond to the student.
Moral action: Ken feels bad, so he decides to give the student the PowerPoint slides he used for class.
Moral consequence: The students feels grateful and gets to prepare herself for any future exams.
Norm: It's rude not to answer someone's message.
Situation: Ken is a professor, and one of his students emailed him since they missed the last class.
Intention: Ken has to decide whether to respond to the student.
Immoral action: Ken decides that the student should've shown up to class if they wanted help.
Immoral consequence: The student feels like she did something wrong and still needs help.
Norm: You shouldn't ask someone else's boyfriend to prom.
Situation: Kelsi was hanging out with her friend, her friend's boyfriend and several other kids in her class talking about the prom.
Intention: Kelsi wants to ask one of the guys to prom.
Moral action: Kelsi asks one of the other guys in the group to go to the prom with her.
Moral consequence: Kelsi's friend is excited that they will both have a date to the prom.
Norm: You shouldn't ask someone else's boyfriend to prom.
Situation: Kelsi was hanging out with her friend, her friend's boyfriend and several other kids in her class talking about the prom.
Intention: Kelsi wants to ask one of the guys to prom.
Immoral action: Kelsi asks her friend's boyfriend if he wants to go to the prom with her.
Immoral consequence: Kelsi's friend gets mad at her and gives her the silent treatment for a week.
Norm: It's good to respond to your spouse's text messages.
Situation: Ben is doing overtime at work when he receives a text message from his wife.
Intention: Ben wants to consider responding to the text message.
Moral action: Ben quickly shoots a reply to his wife's text message and tells her that he is working overtime.
Moral consequence: Ben's wife acknowledges Ben's response and increasingly views Ben as a hardworker.
Norm: It's good to respond to your spouse's text messages.
Situation: Ben is doing overtime at work when he receives a text message from his wife.
Intention: Ben wants to consider responding to the text message.
Immoral action: Ben chooses to completely ignore the text message and just focus on his work.
Immoral consequence: Ben's wife becomes suspicious and less trusting of what Ben as a result of him not responding.
Norm: You shouldn't destroy someone else's property.
Situation: Ash is watching tv at Jacob's house, and the TV remote is having problems working which annoys Ash.
Intention: Ash wants to express his anger.
Moral action: Ash releases his emotions by writing a critical review of the product on Amazon.
Moral consequence: Ash feels better because he warned people about the horrible remote.
Norm: You shouldn't destroy someone else's property.
Situation: Ash is watching tv at Jacob's house, and the TV remote is having problems working which annoys Ash.
Intention: Ash wants to express his anger.
Immoral action: Ash tosses raises his voice and tosses the remote against the coffee table breaking it.
Immoral consequence: Ash has to buy a new remote to Jacob.
Norm: It's nice to tell your kids bedtime stories.
Situation: It was almost bedtime and Vicki's children were still playing with their toys.
Intention: Vicki wants her kids to go to sleep.
Moral action: Vicki gets a book and reads a bedtime story to the children.
Moral consequence: The children fall asleep quickly after Vicki starts to read.
Norm: It's nice to tell your kids bedtime stories.
Situation: It was almost bedtime and Vicki's children were still playing with their toys.
Intention: Vicki wants her kids to go to sleep.
Immoral action: Vicki takes the toys away from the children and throws them in the trash.
Immoral consequence: The children whine and cry all night themselves to sleep.
Norm: It's not okay to do things to disturb your neighbors.
Situation: Wayne is at his house relaxing after he had a long day of work.
Intention: Wayne wants to listen to the radio.
Moral action: Wayne puts on some headphones and turns the music on using his cellphone.
Moral consequence: Wayne's neighbors are able to sleep and never realize he is listening to the music.
Norm: It's not okay to do things to disturb your neighbors.
Situation: Wayne is at his house relaxing after he had a long day of work.
Intention: Wayne wants to listen to the radio.
Immoral action: Wayne turns his stereo on as loud as it goes while he sits outside.
Immoral consequence: Wayne's neighbors can't sleep and get extremely annoyed with Wayne.
Norm: It's good to answer others when they have questions.
Situation: Jimmie is playing video games and his mother is talking to him asking about his homework.
Intention: Jimmie wants to do well on the video game.
Moral action: Jimmie pauses his game so that he can give his mother attention without it messing up his play.
Moral consequence: Jimmie's mother appreciates her son answering her questions and feels good that she got her answers.
Norm: It's good to answer others when they have questions.
Situation: Jimmie is playing video games and his mother is talking to him asking about his homework.
Intention: Jimmie wants to do well on the video game.
Immoral action: Jimmie focuses his concentration on the video game he his playing and tunes his mother's voice out to remain singularly focused.
Immoral consequence: Jimmie's mother becomes annoyed and angry when Jimmie doesn't answer her questions.
Norm: It's good to care about your pet.
Situation: James felt lonely due to working long hours, so he got a puppy.
Intention: James wants to keep his very demanding job.
Moral action: James often takes his dog to work with him and hires a dog walker when he can't.
Moral consequence: James feels much less stressed when he has his dog to comfort him.
Norm: It's good to care about your pet.
Situation: James felt lonely due to working long hours, so he got a puppy.
Intention: James wants to keep his very demanding job.
Immoral action: James leaves the puppy locked out alone in the back yard for twelve hours a day.
Immoral consequence: The puppy never bonds with James and seems to be fearful of him.
Norm: It's nice to be hospitable to other people.
Situation: Ben made a room of his available on Airbnb, and the person staying it in thinks it's too cold.
Intention: Ben wants to say something to the person.
Moral action: Ben tells the person that he'll change the A/C to make it hotter.
Moral consequence: The person is more willing to leave a positive review on Airbnb for Ben.
Norm: It's nice to be hospitable to other people.
Situation: Ben made a room of his available on Airbnb, and the person staying it in thinks it's too cold.
Intention: Ben wants to say something to the person.
Immoral action: Ben tells the person to put more clothes on and tells them to suck it up.
Immoral consequence: The person leaves a bad review on Ben's Airbnb profile.
Norm: It's wrong to blame significant others for accidents that happen.
Situation: Mark was driving in a car with his wife Kate when he crashed into another car.
Intention: Mark wants to say something to Kate.
Moral action: Mark tells Kate that it was his fault and that he feels very bad about it.
Moral consequence: Kate feels sorry for Mark and isn't mad at him for crashing.
Norm: It's wrong to blame significant others for accidents that happen.
Situation: Mark was driving in a car with his wife Kate when he crashed into another car.
Intention: Mark wants to say something to Kate.
Immoral action: Mark tells Kate that they wouldn't be in this situation if she didn't talk so much.
Immoral consequence: Kate starts feeling guilty and gets mad at Mark for making her feel this way.
Norm: It is disgusting to defecate in public.
Situation: Mike was out on his daily run when he urgently felt the need to defecate.
Intention: Mike wants to relieve himself.
Moral action: Mike runs to the gas station around the corner and uses the restroom there.
Moral consequence: Mike feels better.
Norm: It is disgusting to defecate in public.
Situation: Mike was out on his daily run when he urgently felt the need to defecate.
Intention: Mike wants to relieve himself.
Immoral action: Mike runs up to a neighbor's porch, hides behind a plant, and defacates on their porch.
Immoral consequence: Mike is worried that the neighbor might have caught him on video camera.
Norm: It is polite to tell people their babies are cute.
Situation: Jane's coworker Karen shows Jane her newborn baby for the first time and says "He's so cute, isn't he?".
Intention: Jane wants to respond to Karen's question.
Moral action: Jane responds by agreeing with Karen and telling her that the baby is adorable.
Moral consequence: Karen feels happy and proud of her newborn child.
Norm: It is polite to tell people their babies are cute.
Situation: Jane's coworker Karen shows Jane her newborn baby for the first time and says "He's so cute, isn't he?".
Intention: Jane wants to respond to Karen's question.
Immoral action: Jane responds by telling Karen that her baby is actually a little weird looking and has unnaturally large ears.
Immoral consequence: Karen is offended by Jane's comments and leaves the room upset.
Norm: It's good to help your kids pay for college.
Situation: Trent's son just got into their dream college, but it's out of state and fairly expensive.
Intention: Trent wants to help set his son up to be successful.
Moral action: Trent offers to pay for half of the tuition cost as long as his son maintains at least a B average.
Moral consequence: Trent's son is able to focus on school more since he has so much less debt and gets good grades.
Norm: It's good to help your kids pay for college.
Situation: Trent's son just got into their dream college, but it's out of state and fairly expensive.
Intention: Trent wants to help set his son up to be successful.
Immoral action: Trent makes his son use student loans to pay for all of the tuition in an attempt to teach him about financial responsibility.
Immoral consequence: Trent's son has to take out a massive amount of loans and develops anxiety problems from having to deal with all the debt.
Norm: It's rude to crowd in line.
Situation: Jimmy wants goes to the opening night of a movie and see the line for tickets is long.
Intention: Jimmy wants to get on the line for tickets.
Moral action: Jimmy gets on the line and stays an arms length from the people in front of him.
Moral consequence: Jimmy and the people in front of him stand in the line undisturbed.
Norm: It's rude to crowd in line.
Situation: Jimmy wants goes to the opening night of a movie and see the line for tickets is long.
Intention: Jimmy wants to get on the line for tickets.
Immoral action: Jimmy gets on the line and walks into the people in front of him.
Immoral consequence: The people in front of Jimmy start a fight with him for invading their personal space.
Norm: It's rude to ruin people's reputations.
Situation: Nicole is upset with a coworker who caused her to have more work.
Intention: Nicole wants to make sure the coworker doesn't mess up again.
Moral action: Nicole has a discussion with the coworker explaining the mistake they made and showing them how to avoid it in the future.
Moral consequence: Nicole's coworker is grateful for the tips and is motivated to avoid the mistake in the future.
Norm: It's rude to ruin people's reputations.
Situation: Nicole is upset with a coworker who caused her to have more work.
Intention: Nicole wants to make sure the coworker doesn't mess up again.
Immoral action: Nicole spreads a rumor about the coworker to the rest of the coworkers so nobody works with them again.
Immoral consequence: The coworker notices everybody avoiding them and feels like an outcast.
Norm: You shouldn't be biased against mentally challenged people.
Situation: James had to choose between two applicants for a cashier position, someone who got fired from their last few jobs or someone with Down Syndrome.
Intention: James wants to hire a reliable long-term worker.
Moral action: James hires the worker with Down Syndrome and talks to them and their family about necessary accomodations.
Moral consequence: The worker with Down Syndrome comes in early and leaves late every day.
Norm: You shouldn't be biased against mentally challenged people.
Situation: James had to choose between two applicants for a cashier position, someone who got fired from their last few jobs or someone with Down Syndrome.
Intention: James wants to hire a reliable long-term worker.
Immoral action: James insists on not hiring the worker with Down Syndrome out of concern over possible unusual behavior.
Immoral consequence: James soon becomes the latest employer to fire the other candidate for the job.
Norm: It's frowned upon to commit suicide.
Situation: Jason has been suffering from severe depression since his divorce.
Intention: Jason wants to stop feeling so bad.
Moral action: Jason seeks professional help for his depression.
Moral consequence: Jason's counseling and medication help him get better.
Norm: It's frowned upon to commit suicide.
Situation: Jason has been suffering from severe depression since his divorce.
Intention: Jason wants to stop feeling so bad.
Immoral action: Jason decides to end his life.
Immoral consequence: Jason's friends and family are devastated and angry at his choice.
Norm: It's good to make food for your kids.
Situation: Colby just got home from school feeling hungry and tired, and his mom Stephanie is working on her laptop.
Intention: Stephanie wants Colby to eat something.
Moral action: Stephanie closes her laptop and makes Colby a steak, with salad, and potatoes.
Moral consequence: Colby feels great after eating a balanced meal and goes out to play.
Norm: It's good to make food for your kids.
Situation: Colby just got home from school feeling hungry and tired, and his mom Stephanie is working on her laptop.
Intention: Stephanie wants Colby to eat something.
Immoral action: Stephanie tells Colby to stick a frozen meal in the microwave, and she continues working.
Immoral consequence: Colby doesn't get the proper nutrition he needs and feels sluggish after eating.
Norm: It is bad to text and drive.
Situation: Jacob has plans to go hang out with a friend today and is getting in his car.
Intention: Jacob wants to let his friend know he's on the way.
Moral action: Jacob sends his friend a message before he starts the car and puts his phone away.
Moral consequence: Jacob is more alert on the road and is a safer driver.
Norm: It is bad to text and drive.
Situation: Jacob has plans to go hang out with a friend today and is getting in his car.
Intention: Jacob wants to let his friend know he's on the way.
Immoral action: Jacob starts driving before he texts his friend the message.
Immoral consequence: Jacob is putting his life and the lives of others at risk.
Norm: It's wrong to snap at your friends.
Situation: Harry's tire on his car is flat, and he is working on it when his friend Steve offers to help.
Intention: Harry wants to talk to Steve.
Moral action: Harry asks Steve what he should be doing to fix the tire.
Moral consequence: Steve gives Harry a hand, and they have the tire fixed in no time.
Norm: It's wrong to snap at your friends.
Situation: Harry's tire on his car is flat, and he is working on it when his friend Steve offers to help.
Intention: Harry wants to talk to Steve.
Immoral action: Harry starts to curse at Steve because he was so aggravated.
Immoral consequence: Steve walks away, leaving Harry to deal with his problem himself.
Norm: It's wrong to peep on people in bathrooms.
Situation: Jake is a young man going through puberty and is feeling overwhelming sexual urges while his friend Janice is showering.
Intention: Jake wants to see a naked woman.
Moral action: Jake logs onto the internet and does a google search for naked women, finding them in seconds.
Moral consequence: Janice has no idea what Jake is doing in the other room and continues to shower.
Norm: It's wrong to peep on people in bathrooms.
Situation: Jake is a young man going through puberty and is feeling overwhelming sexual urges while his friend Janice is showering.
Intention: Jake wants to see a naked woman.
Immoral action: Jake goes to the bathroom where Janice is showering and slowly opens the door and stares at her naked body.
Immoral consequence: Janice is livid that Jake is spying on her and feels embarrassed and violated that her privacy was taken.
Norm: It is rude to make jokes about other people
Situation: Don is running for election and making a speech to potential voters.
Intention: Don wants to feel good about himself.
Moral action: Don talks about real issues and how he will help people in their lives.
Moral consequence: Many potential voters respect Don and vote for him.
Norm: It is rude to make jokes about other people
Situation: Don is running for election and making a speech to potential voters.
Intention: Don wants to feel good about himself.
Immoral action: Don makes fun of a disabled veteran on stage waving his hands and stumbling mimicing him.
Immoral consequence: Many potential voters get turned off and resent Don and don't vote for him.
Norm: People shouldn't abuse their positions of power.
Situation: Jim is an auditor with the IRS and his friend John gets a tax bill that has him worried.
Intention: Jim wants to soothe John.
Moral action: Jim tells John not to worry that he can get all his answers from the IRS guides available to the public and to just breathe.
Moral consequence: John feels a little better knowing there's some literature he can read on the matter and educate himself.
Norm: People shouldn't abuse their positions of power.
Situation: Jim is an auditor with the IRS and his friend John gets a tax bill that has him worried.
Intention: Jim wants to soothe John.
Immoral action: Jim tells John not to worry about it, he'll go into work Monday and erase the problem from Jim's file.
Immoral consequence: John thinks that Jim is unscrupulous and doesn't want to get involved in a corruption scheme with Jim.
Norm: It's bad to get into physical fights.
Situation: Joe is having a heated argument with his classmate and it is escalating.
Intention: Joe wants to consider hitting his classmate.
Moral action: Joe resists getting into a physical confrontation with his classmate and just walks away.
Moral consequence: Joe and his classmate cools down without any further trouble.
Norm: It's bad to get into physical fights.
Situation: Joe is having a heated argument with his classmate and it is escalating.
Intention: Joe wants to consider hitting his classmate.
Immoral action: Joe throws out a fist straight into the face of his classmate.
Immoral consequence: Joe's classmate retaliates against Joe and both of them gets suspended.
Norm: It's bad to be late for an engagement.
Situation: Maria has a very important business meeting with a client.
Intention: Maria wants to attend the meeting.
Moral action: Maria thinks showing up earlier than scheduled will make her seem prepared.
Moral consequence: Maria's client thinks Maria is responsible and enjoys working with her.
Norm: It's bad to be late for an engagement.
Situation: Maria has a very important business meeting with a client.
Intention: Maria wants to attend the meeting.
Immoral action: Maria thinks showing up past the scheduled time will make her seem more important.
Immoral consequence: Maria's client thinks Maria is irresponsible and chooses a new person to work with.
Norm: You shouldn't lie to your partner about your sexual orientation.
Situation: Bob is engaged to Debbie but is secretly gay.
Intention: Bob wants to be married and have a family.
Moral action: Bob tells Debbie the truth, breaks up with her and marries a nice man and adopts kids with him.
Moral consequence: Debbie is less hurt than she would've been and Bob finds happiness.
Norm: You shouldn't lie to your partner about your sexual orientation.
Situation: Bob is engaged to Debbie but is secretly gay.
Intention: Bob wants to be married and have a family.
Immoral action: Bob continues to make love to Debbie despite his misgivings and gets married to her.
Immoral consequence: Debbie eventually finds out and is sad and divorces Bob and Bob becomes miserable.
Norm: It's good to make childhood memories with your parents.
Situation: Mike just turned 13 and his parents asked him if he wants to go to a theme park with them.
Intention: Mike wants to respond to the suggestion.
Moral action: Mike decides to join his parents on the outing.
Moral consequence: Mike has a wonderful time and endeavors to join his parents on more outings.
Norm: It's good to make childhood memories with your parents.
Situation: Mike just turned 13 and his parents asked him if he wants to go to a theme park with them.
Intention: Mike wants to respond to the suggestion.
Immoral action: Mike tells his parents he is too old to be hanging out with them any longer.
Immoral consequence: When Mike is older he regrets not spending more time with his parents.