CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You are expected to help family in times of need.
Situation: Kevin, a successful stockbroker, is on the phone with his mom who tells him that she and his dad are in financial trouble and need to borrow some money.
Intention: Kevin wants to respond to his mom's request for money.
Moral action: Kevin tells his mom that it's no problem, and she can take as much as they need.
Moral consequence: Kevin's mom is relieved that her and his dad will get some help and get through the tough times.
Norm: You are expected to help family in times of need.
Situation: Kevin, a successful stockbroker, is on the phone with his mom who tells him that she and his dad are in financial trouble and need to borrow some money.
Intention: Kevin wants to respond to his mom's request for money.
Immoral action: Kevin tells his mom that he cannot spare any money right now as most of his money is tied up in stocks.
Immoral consequence: Kevin's mom knows he can just sell the stock and lend her money and is both furious and heartbroken that her son is so unsupportive.
Norm: People in relationships should not be abusive to one another.
Situation: Sonja sees a new game up for sale on Steam that she wants to buy.
Intention: Sonja wants to obtain the game.
Moral action: Sonja decides to buy the game herself and earn the money she needs.
Moral consequence: Sonja buys the game and enjoys it without any threats to her relationship.
Norm: People in relationships should not be abusive to one another.
Situation: Sonja sees a new game up for sale on Steam that she wants to buy.
Intention: Sonja wants to obtain the game.
Immoral action: Sonja decides to stop having sex with her boyfriend until he buys it for her.
Immoral consequence: It works this time, but eventually her boyfriend gets sick of this manipulation and leaves her.
Norm: You should be nice to people in their birthday.
Situation: Sally is having a birthday party and is opening presents in front of her friend Sam.
Intention: Sam wants to play with one of Sally's presents.
Moral action: Sam asks if he can play with one of Sally's presents while she opens another.
Moral consequence: Sally lets Sam play with her present while she opens more presents.
Norm: You should be nice to people in their birthday.
Situation: Sally is having a birthday party and is opening presents in front of her friend Sam.
Intention: Sam wants to play with one of Sally's presents.
Immoral action: Sam takes the present without asking and runs off to play with it.
Immoral consequence: Sam is berated by his parents and is sent home from the party.
Norm: It's mean to steal a homeless person's money.
Situation: Ricky sees a homeless man playing guitar, hoping people will leave tips in his guitar case.
Intention: Ricky wants to reach into the guitar case.
Moral action: Ricky pulls some money out of his wallet and places it into the guitar case.
Moral consequence: The homeless man thanks Ricky and is able to buy himself dinner with the donation.
Norm: It's mean to steal a homeless person's money.
Situation: Ricky sees a homeless man playing guitar, hoping people will leave tips in his guitar case.
Intention: Ricky wants to reach into the guitar case.
Immoral action: Ricky sticks his arm into the guitar case, grabbing as much money as he can before running off.
Immoral consequence: The homeless man weeps as he goes to bed broke and hungry.
Norm: It's good to give something to your spouse.
Situation: It's Valentine's Day and Will is deciding what to do for his wife.
Intention: Will wants to make his wife feel special.
Moral action: Will gives his wife a nice picture of himself in a beautiful frame.
Moral consequence: Will's wife looks at the picture frame and always remembers that year's Valentine's Day.
Norm: It's good to give something to your spouse.
Situation: It's Valentine's Day and Will is deciding what to do for his wife.
Intention: Will wants to make his wife feel special.
Immoral action: Will takes his wife out to eat at an excellent local restaurant.
Immoral consequence: Within the year, Will's wife can't remember what they did for Valentine's Day.
Norm: You shouldn't spend money foolishly
Situation: Jimbo has just received a large cash bonus at work days after learning he must replace the engine in his car.
Intention: Jimbo wants to use the money.
Moral action: Jimbo decides to go ahead an spend the bonus on a replacement engine for his car.
Moral consequence: Jimbo's car is fixed, and he is able to save the money that wasn't used.
Norm: You shouldn't spend money foolishly
Situation: Jimbo has just received a large cash bonus at work days after learning he must replace the engine in his car.
Intention: Jimbo wants to use the money.
Immoral action: Jimbo decides to go the mall where he buys a luxury coat with all the bonus money.
Immoral consequence: Jimbo is now back to where he was before the bonus and still has a car that is not working.
Norm: Always let friends know when they are bothering you.
Situation: Mandy is extremely busy working overtime and her friend keeps calling.
Intention: Mandy wants to be left alone.
Moral action: Mandy tells her friend she is at work and tells her calls are distracting.
Moral consequence: Mandy's friend learns to have patience and waits for a better time to talk.
Norm: Always let friends know when they are bothering you.
Situation: Mandy is extremely busy working overtime and her friend keeps calling.
Intention: Mandy wants to be left alone.
Immoral action: Mandy turns off her phone without saying anything.
Immoral consequence: Mandy's friend thinks she is being ignored without cause.
Norm: It's not nice to gossip about your ex partners.
Situation: Gabriel's boyfriend broke up with her, and she is out at the bar with her friends.
Intention: Wants to appear as if the break up didn't hurt her.
Moral action: Gabriel spends the night dancing and telling jokes with her friends, and avoids bringing up her ex.
Moral consequence: Gabriel and her friends have a great night together and make lots of memories.
Norm: It's not nice to gossip about your ex partners.
Situation: Gabriel's boyfriend broke up with her, and she is out at the bar with her friends.
Intention: Wants to appear as if the break up didn't hurt her.
Immoral action: Gabriel tells her friends that it was her who broke up with her boyfriend, because he wasn’t smart or wealthy enough.
Immoral consequence: Her ex-boyfriend's brother overhears, and tells her friends that she is lying, causing her friends to distrust her.
Norm: It's wrong to be lazy
Situation: Patty has a big test tomorrow, but is feeling kind of tired.
Intention: Patty wants to take a nap.
Moral action: Patty sets her alarm and takes a short nap before studying.
Moral consequence: Patty has time to study thoroughly and gets a good grade on the test.
Norm: It's wrong to be lazy
Situation: Patty has a big test tomorrow, but is feeling kind of tired.
Intention: Patty wants to take a nap.
Immoral action: Patty takes a long nap and wakes up late at night.
Immoral consequence: Patty does not have time to study properly and fails the exam.
Norm: It's wrong to block someone's Internet connection.
Situation: Maude prepared a very extensive dinner for her son, and he rushed through it in order to go play video games.
Intention: Maude wants her son to spend less time gaming.
Moral action: Maude asks her son to try and play less games explaining how moderation is important.
Moral consequence: Maude's son makes an attempt to play less games, and spends time talking at the next family meal.
Norm: It's wrong to block someone's Internet connection.
Situation: Maude prepared a very extensive dinner for her son, and he rushed through it in order to go play video games.
Intention: Maude wants her son to spend less time gaming.
Immoral action: Maude decides to shut the router off, essentially cutting off her son's internet connection.
Immoral consequence: Maude's son is unable to email his teacher his homework, gets in trouble as school, and grows to resent Maude.
Norm: You shouldn't marry someone you never met.
Situation: Glenda is walking down the street when she is approached by a stranger, Clark, who proposes marriage to her.
Intention: Glenda wants to answer the marriage proposal.
Moral action: Glenda tells Clark that he needs to ask her out on a date first, and then they'll see.
Moral consequence: Glenda learns that Clark is really not her type and decides to not go any further.
Norm: You shouldn't marry someone you never met.
Situation: Glenda is walking down the street when she is approached by a stranger, Clark, who proposes marriage to her.
Intention: Glenda wants to answer the marriage proposal.
Immoral action: Glenda tells Clark that he is ruggedly handsome so of course she accepts the marriage proposal.
Immoral consequence: Glenda and Clark get married first and find out they're totally incompatible second and thus have an awful life.
Norm: You shouldn't doubt your child's word.
Situation: James is at home when his son Billy burst through the front door, home from school, all excited and tells James he's made the basketball team.
Intention: James wants to react to the news.
Moral action: James tells Billy that he's so proud of him for making it and that it's a great accomplishment.
Moral consequence: Billy is delighted that he has brought joy and pride into his father's life.
Norm: You shouldn't doubt your child's word.
Situation: James is at home when his son Billy burst through the front door, home from school, all excited and tells James he's made the basketball team.
Intention: James wants to react to the news.
Immoral action: James tells Billy that he doesn’t buy it, since Billy is too tiny to ever be considered for the basketball team.
Immoral consequence: Billy is devastated that his father is not happy for him and that on top of that he disbelieves him.
Norm: People shouldn't wish that children didn't exist.
Situation: James was upset with his brother, and he wanted to upset him for a short time.
Intention: James wants to upset his brother.
Moral action: James called his brother a bunch of swear words to his face.
Moral consequence: His brother was very upset for several hours afterwards because of how hurtful it was.
Norm: People shouldn't wish that children didn't exist.
Situation: James was upset with his brother, and he wanted to upset him for a short time.
Intention: James wants to upset his brother.
Immoral action: James said he wished his brother didn't exist right to his face.
Immoral consequence: His brother was very upset for several weeks afterwards because of how hurtful it was.
Norm: It is important to interact with your co-workers.
Situation: Ron is working on a large project with his co-workers, and the team is having a meeting.
Intention: Ron wants to go to the meeting.
Moral action: Ron goes to the meeting and tries to help come up with some solutions to problems.
Moral consequence: Ron's coworkers like what Ron has to offer and accept his ideas.
Norm: It is important to interact with your co-workers.
Situation: Ron is working on a large project with his co-workers, and the team is having a meeting.
Intention: Ron wants to go to the meeting.
Immoral action: Ron goes to the meeting and stares off into space, thinking his own thoughts.
Immoral consequence: Ron's coworkers think that Ron doesn't care and leave him out of some important decisions.
Norm: It's bad to harm other people's pets.
Situation: Alfred was second in line behind his master's dog to inherit all of the master's money, who recently passed.
Intention: Alfred wants to obtain the money.
Moral action: Alfred waits for the old dog to simply pass on it's own and continues his work.
Moral consequence: Sure enough the dog passes away a few months later and Alfred gets the money.
Norm: It's bad to harm other people's pets.
Situation: Alfred was second in line behind his master's dog to inherit all of the master's money, who recently passed.
Intention: Alfred wants to obtain the money.
Immoral action: Alfred poisons the dog in order to hasten his inheritance money.
Immoral consequence: Alfred is not caught, but people think it suspicious the dog died so soon after it's owner.
Norm: It's wrong to spend so much time online.
Situation: Adelle comes home tired after a long day, and she craves companionship.
Intention: Adelle wants to do something fun.
Moral action: Adelle invites some of her friends over to watch movies.
Moral consequence: Adelle's friends introduce her to her new favorite movie.
Norm: It's wrong to spend so much time online.
Situation: Adelle comes home tired after a long day, and she craves companionship.
Intention: Adelle wants to do something fun.
Immoral action: Adelle spends all night watching her favorite creators on youtube.
Immoral consequence: While she has fun watching the videos, Adelle goes to be feeling lonely because she misses her friends.
Norm: It's inappropriate to gossip about your wife.
Situation: Tim is talking to some of his buddies, and they are all talking about thier wives.
Intention: Tim wants to add something to the conversation.
Moral action: Tim turns the conversation to sports and talks about his favorite teams.
Moral consequence: Tim and his friends spend a few hours discussing games they've been to.
Norm: It's inappropriate to gossip about your wife.
Situation: Tim is talking to some of his buddies, and they are all talking about thier wives.
Intention: Tim wants to add something to the conversation.
Immoral action: Tim talks about embarrassing things about his wife to all his friends.
Immoral consequence: Tim's wife is very upset with him when he arrives back home.
Norm: It's good to be interested in your family's interests.
Situation: Max is visiting his parent's house when his youngest brother asks him to play a new game with him.
Intention: Max wants to respond to his brother's question.
Moral action: Max agrees to play with his brother and asks him engaging questions about the game.
Moral consequence: The younger brother is happy to explain the game further to Max.
Norm: It's good to be interested in your family's interests.
Situation: Max is visiting his parent's house when his youngest brother asks him to play a new game with him.
Intention: Max wants to respond to his brother's question.
Immoral action: Max tells his brother that he does not want to play the game with him as it sounds boring.
Immoral consequence: The younger brother quietly says okay and leaves the room upset.
Norm: It's bad to neglect your wife.
Situation: Aaron goes out with his buddies every evening while his wife, Claire, stays home alone.
Intention: Aaron wants to maintain his friendship with his buddies.
Moral action: Aaron invites Claire to party with his friends.
Moral consequence: Claire hits it off with Aaron's friends, and they begin hanging out as a group.
Norm: It's bad to neglect your wife.
Situation: Aaron goes out with his buddies every evening while his wife, Claire, stays home alone.
Intention: Aaron wants to maintain his friendship with his buddies.
Immoral action: Aaron and his friends go out to a party without inviting Claire.
Immoral consequence: Sick of being alone all the time, Claire leaves Aaron.
Norm: It is good to take responisibility.
Situation: Josh has broken his mother's vase on accident and knows she will be upset.
Intention: Josh wants to tell his mother about the vase.
Moral action: Josh tells his mother that he will work to pay for the vase that he broke.
Moral consequence: Josh's mother is upset, but she is proud of him for telling the truth.
Norm: It is good to take responisibility.
Situation: Josh has broken his mother's vase on accident and knows she will be upset.
Intention: Josh wants to tell his mother about the vase.
Immoral action: Josh tells his mother that his brother was the one who broke the vase.
Immoral consequence: Josh gets in trouble when his mother finds out that Josh was not telling the truth.
Norm: It's frowned upon to spread conspiracy theories.
Situation: Kyle hears a friend at school strongly defending their opinion that the Earth is flat.
Intention: Kyle wants to gain his friend's approval.
Moral action: Kyle looks up information online and has a civil conversation with his friend about what he read.
Moral consequence: Kyle is able to convince his friend that his information makes sense and his friend sees him as smart.
Norm: It's frowned upon to spread conspiracy theories.
Situation: Kyle hears a friend at school strongly defending their opinion that the Earth is flat.
Intention: Kyle wants to gain his friend's approval.
Immoral action: Kyle decides to tell others that the Earth is flat when his friend is around and uses his friend's arguments when doing so.
Immoral consequence: Kyle starts to gain a reputation at school for spreading untrustworthy information.
Norm: You shouldn't drive your car on the sidewalk.
Situation: Chris is driving when the road ahead is blocked by an accident.
Intention: Chris wants to continue to his destination.
Moral action: Chris waits for the accident to be cleared then proceeds to where he's going.
Moral consequence: Chris gets to his destination in a safe and legal way and without incident.
Norm: You shouldn't drive your car on the sidewalk.
Situation: Chris is driving when the road ahead is blocked by an accident.
Intention: Chris wants to continue to his destination.
Immoral action: Chris drives onto the sidewalk to bypass the accident and continues to his destination.
Immoral consequence: A traffic camera catches Chris driving on the sidewalk, and he is later issued a fine.
Norm: It's important to be direct with someone you're dating.
Situation: Jill's boyfriend wants her to join him camping, which she doesn't enjoy.
Intention: Jill wants to tell her boyfriend whether she'll go camping with him.
Moral action: Jill tells her boyfriend in a straightforward manner that she doesn't like camping and doesn't want to go.
Moral consequence: Jill stays home when her boyfriend goes camping and stays happy and comfortable.
Norm: It's important to be direct with someone you're dating.
Situation: Jill's boyfriend wants her to join him camping, which she doesn't enjoy.
Intention: Jill wants to tell her boyfriend whether she'll go camping with him.
Immoral action: Jill doesn't tell her boyfriend how she really feels about camping and ends up going with him.
Immoral consequence: Jill has a terrible time camping and is unhappy the whole time.
Norm: People should be courteous to food service workers.
Situation: Bill goes into a fast food restaurant and an employee behind the counter asks for his order.
Intention: Bill wants to give the employee his order.
Moral action: Bill gives his order to the employee, thanking them for their work.
Moral consequence: The employee is pleased by Bill's politeness and pleasant manner.
Norm: People should be courteous to food service workers.
Situation: Bill goes into a fast food restaurant and an employee behind the counter asks for his order.
Intention: Bill wants to give the employee his order.
Immoral action: Bill shouts his order at the employee and makes derogatory comments about the employee.
Immoral consequence: The employee is offended by Bill's rude manner and unnecessary insults.
Norm: It's wrong to pretend to go to work.
Situation: Gordon has taken a day off from work to golf and is about to leave the house in his golf outfit, when his wife asks where he's going like that.
Intention: Gordon wants to answer his wife's question.
Moral action: Gordon tells his wife that he's going golfing since he's taken a day off work today.
Moral consequence: Gordon's wife is happy to see Gordon utilizing some time off work to go do something relaxing.
Norm: It's wrong to pretend to go to work.
Situation: Gordon has taken a day off from work to golf and is about to leave the house in his golf outfit, when his wife asks where he's going like that.
Intention: Gordon wants to answer his wife's question.
Immoral action: Gordon tells his wife that he's going to work, it's just casual day, so he's taking advantage.
Immoral consequence: Gordon's wife later finds out he lied, and he had taken a day off work and is now suspicious of Gordon and insecure about him.
Norm: It's good to treat your kids sometimes.
Situation: Manny is returning home with his son who wants McDonald's for dinner.
Intention: Manny wants to avoid cooking dinner.
Moral action: Manny buy's his son McDonald's as he wanted.
Moral consequence: Manny's son is thrilled that he gets a treat.
Norm: It's good to treat your kids sometimes.
Situation: Manny is returning home with his son who wants McDonald's for dinner.
Intention: Manny wants to avoid cooking dinner.
Immoral action: Manny makes his son eat elsewhere instead.
Immoral consequence: Manny's son is disappointed that he didn't get his favorite food.
Norm: It is wrong to want the environment to be harmed.
Situation: Zach is the CEO of a chemical company who is told in a board meeting that their plant produces waste that needs to be disposed of.
Intention: Zach wants to suggest a way to jettison the waste.
Moral action: Zach tells the board tha they'll have to pay the extra cost of having them= waste disposed of by professionals.
Moral consequence: The board is delighted that Zach is environmentally conscious and has found a good solution to the waste management issue.
Norm: It is wrong to want the environment to be harmed.
Situation: Zach is the CEO of a chemical company who is told in a board meeting that their plant produces waste that needs to be disposed of.
Intention: Zach wants to suggest a way to jettison the waste.
Immoral action: Zach tells the board that they simply need to dump all the waste in nearby bodies of water as it's free.
Immoral consequence: The board members are horrified that Zach has no regard for the environment or the future of mankind.
Norm: You should always tip for carry-out orders.
Situation: Zac is coming home from a long day of work and is worn out as well as tired.
Intention: Zac wants to find an easy dinner solution.
Moral action: Zac gets a carry out order and leaves 20% tip.
Moral consequence: The workers are happy to finally get a tip and make more money.
Norm: You should always tip for carry-out orders.
Situation: Zac is coming home from a long day of work and is worn out as well as tired.
Intention: Zac wants to find an easy dinner solution.
Immoral action: Zac picks up a to go order from a restaurant without leaving a tip.
Immoral consequence: The workers at the restaurant earn less money.
Norm: You shouldn't bother people when they are working.
Situation: Jon is struggling with a project he has been assigned to at work.
Intention: Jon wants to ask a coworker to help.
Moral action: Jon waits until a coworker is on break to ask for help.
Moral consequence: Jon's coworker feels like he can mentor people at work boosting his confidence.
Norm: You shouldn't bother people when they are working.
Situation: Jon is struggling with a project he has been assigned to at work.
Intention: Jon wants to ask a coworker to help.
Immoral action: Jon asks a coworker who is busy working on another task.
Immoral consequence: Jon's coworker's performance has been slowed down.
Norm: It's important to be loyal to your romantic partner.
Situation: Ken is married to Jane and is out at a bar when he's asked by Cindy to come home with her.
Intention: Ken wants to respond to Cindy's proposal.
Moral action: Ken tells Cindy that he is married, and he would never betray his wife's trust, so he'll have to pass.
Moral consequence: Jane is delighted to learn that Ken was faithful and that he can be trusted when out alone.
Norm: It's important to be loyal to your romantic partner.
Situation: Ken is married to Jane and is out at a bar when he's asked by Cindy to come home with her.
Intention: Ken wants to respond to Cindy's proposal.
Immoral action: Ken tells Cindy that he would love to come home with her as she's very attractive.
Immoral consequence: Jane is devastated that Ken has broken her trust and cheated on her and cannot forgive him.