CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should get therapy if you want to kill yourself.
Situation: Mark is really depressed because of the pandemic.
Intention: Mark needs to relieve his depression without resorting to suicide.
Moral action: Mark looks online for a therapist and has an online session.
Moral consequence: Mark feels much better just by talking about his depression.
Norm: You should get therapy if you want to kill yourself.
Situation: Mark is really depressed because of the pandemic.
Intention: Mark needs to relieve his depression without resorting to suicide.
Immoral action: Mark tries to deal with the suicidal thoughts by drinking alcohol.
Immoral consequence: Mark's depression gets worse and is not relieved by the alcohol.
Norm: It's rude to ruin someone's flower beds.
Situation: Gaius and Mitchare playing catch when the ball lands in their neighbor's garden.
Intention: Gaius wants to play games.
Moral action: Gaius tells Mitch that they should play some video games.
Moral consequence: Gaius and Mitch have a fun time bonding over video games.
Norm: It's rude to ruin someone's flower beds.
Situation: Gaius and Mitchare playing catch when the ball lands in their neighbor's garden.
Intention: Gaius wants to play games.
Immoral action: Gaius tramples over the plants in his neighbor's garden while he grabs the ball.
Immoral consequence: Gaius has to pay to fix his neighbor's yard.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about military service
Situation: Donald can't afford to pay for his meal, and the restaurant offers a military discount.
Intention: Donald wants to pay for his food.
Moral action: Donald moves money in his savings account to his checking account to cover the bill.
Moral consequence: Donald is able to enjoy his meal without worrying about finances.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about military service
Situation: Donald can't afford to pay for his meal, and the restaurant offers a military discount.
Intention: Donald wants to pay for his food.
Immoral action: Donald tells the waitress that he's in the Navy.
Immoral consequence: Donald is exposed in front of a large group of people when the waitress asks for his id.
Norm: It's wrong to support someone's cheating lifestyle.
Situation: Jerry's friend Johnathan calls him up and asks him if he can bring his mistress over to Jerry's place since Johnathan's wife is at home.
Intention: Jerry needs to decide how to answer.
Moral action: Jerry refuses to accommodate Johnathan, and tells him to find someplace else.
Moral consequence: Johnathan's wife finds out about the cheating, but thanks Jerry for not being a part of it.
Norm: It's wrong to support someone's cheating lifestyle.
Situation: Jerry's friend Johnathan calls him up and asks him if he can bring his mistress over to Jerry's place since Johnathan's wife is at home.
Intention: Jerry needs to decide how to answer.
Immoral action: Jerry agrees to let Johnathan bring the mistress over, and the two borrow his guest bedroom.
Immoral consequence: Johnathan's wife finds out, and learns Jerry's role in the situation and tells him he's horrible for enabling Johnathan's behavior.
Norm: You shouldn't estrange yourself from your family.
Situation: Justin's family life has been difficult because of how controlling his parents are, although he gets along well with his siblings.
Intention: Justin wants his parents to stop meddling in his life.
Moral action: Justin tells his parents he will stop seeing them if they don't mind their own business and keeps hanging out with his siblings.
Moral consequence: Justin's siblings enjoy his company and are happy to still be a part of his life.
Norm: You shouldn't estrange yourself from your family.
Situation: Justin's family life has been difficult because of how controlling his parents are, although he gets along well with his siblings.
Intention: Justin wants his parents to stop meddling in his life.
Immoral action: Justin decides to completely break off contacts with his family.
Immoral consequence: Justin's siblings miss him and feel he abandoned them.
Norm: You shouldn't take advantage of people who are drunk.
Situation: Peter is out at a bar with his friend Fred who has gotten very drunk.
Intention: Peter wants to take a taxi home.
Moral action: Peter orders a taxi for the two of them and pays for it himself.
Moral consequence: Fred and Peter both make it home safely and neither has spent more than they remember.
Norm: You shouldn't take advantage of people who are drunk.
Situation: Peter is out at a bar with his friend Fred who has gotten very drunk.
Intention: Peter wants to take a taxi home.
Immoral action: Peter gets Fred to order and pay for the taxi because Fred is very generous when drunk.
Immoral consequence: Fred is confused when he sees the taxi charges after he sobers up and blames Peter.
Norm: You shouldn't violate people's boundaries by going through their stuff
Situation: Derrick neeeds to staple some reports together, but he's out of staples at his cubicle and notices his cubicle neighbor Davin leave for lunch.
Intention: Derrick needs more staples.
Moral action: Derrick considers looking in Davin's cubicle but goes to the supply closet to grab more staples instead.
Moral consequence: Derrick finishes stapling his reports together and hands them into his boss, who thanks him.
Norm: You shouldn't violate people's boundaries by going through their stuff
Situation: Derrick neeeds to staple some reports together, but he's out of staples at his cubicle and notices his cubicle neighbor Davin leave for lunch.
Intention: Derrick needs more staples.
Immoral action: Derrick goes to Davin's cubicle and rummages around until he finds some staples.
Immoral consequence: Derrick is caught by Davin while leaving Davin's cubicle, and he gets angry that Derrick was going through his stuff and reports him to HR.
Norm: It is always good to be courtoues to your neighbors.
Situation: Ryan lives next to an elderly neighbor, and it has just snowed.
Intention: Ryan wants to shovel his sidewalk.
Moral action: Ryan shovels his sidewalk and then goes and shovels his elderly neighbor's sidewalk.
Moral consequence: Ryan's neighbor thanks him because he can get to his mailbox safely.
Norm: It is always good to be courtoues to your neighbors.
Situation: Ryan lives next to an elderly neighbor, and it has just snowed.
Intention: Ryan wants to shovel his sidewalk.
Immoral action: Ryan shovels his sidewalk, but leaves his elderly neighbor's alone.
Immoral consequence: Ryan's neighbor slips and falls getting to the mailbox and breaks his hip.
Norm: It's bad to undermine the self-esteem of a grandchild.
Situation: Joan granddaughter confides that she wants to be an actor when she gets older.
Intention: Joan, a failed actor, wants to respond to her granddaughters declaration.
Moral action: Joan is cautionary but encouraging to her granddaughter wish.
Moral consequence: Joan's support gives her granddaughter a boost of confidence.
Norm: It's bad to undermine the self-esteem of a grandchild.
Situation: Joan granddaughter confides that she wants to be an actor when she gets older.
Intention: Joan, a failed actor, wants to respond to her granddaughters declaration.
Immoral action: Wanting to curtail what she feels is a fruitless dream Joan decides to crush her granddaughters dream before it grows too big.
Immoral consequence: Joan's harsh response leads her granddaughter to lose faith in her ability to succeed.
Norm: Partners should be willing to do favors for each other.
Situation: Maryanne is at home talking to her husband on the phone who needs their spare set of keys because he has locked his keys out of the car.
Intention: Maryanne wants her husband to get home.
Moral action: Maryanne tells her husband that she has the other set of keys and will be there shortly to open up the car doors.
Moral consequence: Maryanne's husband thanks her profusely to show his appreciation.
Norm: Partners should be willing to do favors for each other.
Situation: Maryanne is at home talking to her husband on the phone who needs their spare set of keys because he has locked his keys out of the car.
Intention: Maryanne wants her husband to get home.
Immoral action: Maryanne suggests to her husband that he call a towing agency rather than her bring him the spare set of keys.
Immoral consequence: Maryanne's husband cannot fathom why Maryanne thinks that is a good idea and resents her for not bringing him the spare keys.
Norm: It is good to tip at places you eat.
Situation: Becky took her children to a dine in restaurant for lunch on the first day of vacation.
Intention: Becky wants to pay the bill.
Moral action: Becky puts a nice sized tip on the table before ushering the kids to the car.
Moral consequence: The waitress thinks Becky must have noticed the extra effort she put into her service.
Norm: It is good to tip at places you eat.
Situation: Becky took her children to a dine in restaurant for lunch on the first day of vacation.
Intention: Becky wants to pay the bill.
Immoral action: Becky hands the waitress just enough cash to cover the bill with no tip and thanks her.
Immoral consequence: The waitress is upset that Becky didn't think her service was good enough for a tip.
Norm: It's wrong to hook up with cheating people.
Situation: Libby is newly single and is interested in two men - Kurt, who has a history of being unfaithful to his girlfriends and Dave, who has been kind to his exes.
Intention: Libby wants to date.
Moral action: Libby is more attracted to Kurt, but opts to fate Dave who treats her like gold.
Moral consequence: Libby is happy with her choice and falls deeply in love with Dave.
Norm: It's wrong to hook up with cheating people.
Situation: Libby is newly single and is interested in two men - Kurt, who has a history of being unfaithful to his girlfriends and Dave, who has been kind to his exes.
Intention: Libby wants to date.
Immoral action: Libby is more attracted to Kurt, and begins dating him, only to find out a week later that he's also sleeping with her best friend.
Immoral consequence: Libby is heartbroken over Kurt's infidelity.
Norm: It is wrong to steal a ring from your mom.
Situation: Marlon lives with his parents and has a girlfriend that likes jewelry and their anniversary is coming up.
Intention: Marlon wants to give his girlfriend a ring.
Moral action: Marlon gets a job and earns money to buy a ring for his girlfriend.
Moral consequence: Marlon's mom will be proud that her son worked to earn the gifts he gives.
Norm: It is wrong to steal a ring from your mom.
Situation: Marlon lives with his parents and has a girlfriend that likes jewelry and their anniversary is coming up.
Intention: Marlon wants to give his girlfriend a ring.
Immoral action: Marlon finds a ring in his mom's jewelry box and takes it to give to his girlfriend.
Immoral consequence: Marlon's mom will become angry with him for taking her ring.
Norm: It's wrong to misuse your discounts.
Situation: Milo works at a retail store and his friends want them to use his employee discount for them.
Intention: Milo wants to respond to his friends' requests.
Moral action: Milo tells his friends that he can't use the discount for their purchases.
Moral consequence: Milo will be able to work at the store without incident.
Norm: It's wrong to misuse your discounts.
Situation: Milo works at a retail store and his friends want them to use his employee discount for them.
Intention: Milo wants to respond to his friends' requests.
Immoral action: Milo lets his friends use his discount on all the thinks they buy.
Immoral consequence: Milo will get in trouble with management for using his employee discount too much.
Norm: It is bad to cheat on your partner.
Situation: Tina has a boyfriend and is out with her friends at the bar when an attractive man tries to kiss her.
Intention: Tina wants to respond to the man's kiss attempt.
Moral action: Tina stop the man and tells him she is in a relationship.
Moral consequence: Tina will feel proud that she stayed faithful to her boyfriend.
Norm: It is bad to cheat on your partner.
Situation: Tina has a boyfriend and is out with her friends at the bar when an attractive man tries to kiss her.
Intention: Tina wants to respond to the man's kiss attempt.
Immoral action: Tina leans towards the man and accepts his kiss.
Immoral consequence: Tina will feel guilty for kissing a man that isn't her boyfriend.
Norm: It's great to propose to your partner.
Situation: Jimmy has been with his partner for years, and they are having a special evening together.
Intention: Jimmy wants the relationship to continue.
Moral action: Jimmy uses the special evening to get down on one knee and ask his partner to spend the rest of their life with him.
Moral consequence: Jimmy's partner is deeply touched by the gesture and says yes to the proposal.
Norm: It's great to propose to your partner.
Situation: Jimmy has been with his partner for years, and they are having a special evening together.
Intention: Jimmy wants the relationship to continue.
Immoral action: Jimmy enjoys the special evening with his partner and takes things a day at a time with the relationship.
Immoral consequence: Jimmy's partner eventually grows tired of Jimmy not making a long term commitment to the relationship.
Norm: It is wrong to make children pay for your mistakes
Situation: Bob breaks the mirror in the hallway by the kid's rooms and is afraid of what his wife will say.
Intention: Bob wants to decide what to do next.
Moral action: Bob decides to tell the truth and admits that he broke the mirror.
Moral consequence: Bob might be sleeping on the couch but at least his conscious is clear.
Norm: It is wrong to make children pay for your mistakes
Situation: Bob breaks the mirror in the hallway by the kid's rooms and is afraid of what his wife will say.
Intention: Bob wants to decide what to do next.
Immoral action: Bob tells his wife that it must have been one of the kids who broke the mirror.
Immoral consequence: Bob's wife yells at the kids for hours, and they all get grounded when none of them admit it.
Norm: It's bad to cheat on your taxes.
Situation: Chris has been putting off doing his taxes, but he knows the deadline is approaching.
Intention: Chris wants save money on his taxes.
Moral action: Chris decides he will get his taxes done by a professional this year, they will be able to help him save money.
Moral consequence: Chris is happy with the amount they were able to save him, and he plans on having them do his taxes next year.
Norm: It's bad to cheat on your taxes.
Situation: Chris has been putting off doing his taxes, but he knows the deadline is approaching.
Intention: Chris wants save money on his taxes.
Immoral action: Chris does not report the income that he received from a side job when he was paid in cash.
Immoral consequence: Chris gets audited by the IRS and has to pay more taxes plus interest.
Norm: You shouldn't force someone to have an abortion.
Situation: Paul's girlfriend reveals that she is pregnant and asks him what he thinks they should do.
Intention: Paul wants to answer his girlfriends question.
Moral action: Paul takes responsibility and assures his girlfriend that he will support whatever decision she makes.
Moral consequence: Paul is able to be a supportive partner as the couple reach a decision they are both comfortable with.
Norm: You shouldn't force someone to have an abortion.
Situation: Paul's girlfriend reveals that she is pregnant and asks him what he thinks they should do.
Intention: Paul wants to answer his girlfriends question.
Immoral action: Paul suggests she get an abortion and when she resists he bullies her into compliance.
Immoral consequence: Paul's relationship with his girlfriend is irrevocably damaged due to his highhandedness.
Norm: You shouldn't steal other people's content.
Situation: Mika needs to submit her essay before the due date in six hours, and she has writer's block.
Intention: Mika doesn't want her work to be late.
Moral action: Mika does some writing exercises she finds online to get rid of her writers block.
Moral consequence: Mika gains a skill that she uses throughout her time in college.
Norm: You shouldn't steal other people's content.
Situation: Mika needs to submit her essay before the due date in six hours, and she has writer's block.
Intention: Mika doesn't want her work to be late.
Immoral action: Mika copies someone's essay from a blog.
Immoral consequence: Mika fails the class when her professor discovers the truth.
Norm: It's good to have a gun for your protection.
Situation: Tim is stopped by a large man in a dark alley who wants his wallet.
Intention: Tim wants to scare off the man.
Moral action: Tim pulls out a gun and points it at the man.
Moral consequence: The man begs Tim not to kill him and runs away.
Norm: It's good to have a gun for your protection.
Situation: Tim is stopped by a large man in a dark alley who wants his wallet.
Intention: Tim wants to scare off the man.
Immoral action: Tim takes a swing at the man with his fish.
Immoral consequence: The man dodges and knocks Tim out with a single punch.
Norm: You should try to be patient with others.
Situation: Jennifer is attending a meeting with coworkers, and they are proposing a plan for their business.
Intention: Jennifer wants to create the best plan.
Moral action: Jennifer listens to all her coworkers' plans and then proposes her own plan.
Moral consequence: Her coworkers feel that Jennifer's plan is the best and the meeting agrees that they should use her plan.
Norm: You should try to be patient with others.
Situation: Jennifer is attending a meeting with coworkers, and they are proposing a plan for their business.
Intention: Jennifer wants to create the best plan.
Immoral action: Jennifer suggests her own plan by interrupting her coworkers' plans.
Immoral consequence: Her coworkers feel disrespected and ask Jennifer to leave the meeting.
Norm: You should apologize for being untruthful to others.
Situation: Jim's girlfriend finds out that he lied to her and confronts him about it.
Intention: Jim wants to react to his girlfriend about his lying.
Moral action: Jim say's he's sorry for lying to his girlfriend and admits that it was wrong.
Moral consequence: Jim's girlfriend has hope that Jim learned a lesson and that he will be more honest in the future.
Norm: You should apologize for being untruthful to others.
Situation: Jim's girlfriend finds out that he lied to her and confronts him about it.
Intention: Jim wants to react to his girlfriend about his lying.
Immoral action: Jim tells his girlfriend that him lying is not a big deal and that she should get over it.
Immoral consequence: Jim's girlfriend sees Jim as dishonest and loses a lot of trust in him.
Norm: It is insensitive to name someone after a serial killer.
Situation: Brenda was giving birth to a baby boy in the hospital.
Intention: Brenda wants to name her son.
Moral action: Brenda decides to name her newborn son after Abraham Lincoln.
Moral consequence: Brenda's son grows up having high aspirations and becomes the president of the United States.
Norm: It is insensitive to name someone after a serial killer.
Situation: Brenda was giving birth to a baby boy in the hospital.
Intention: Brenda wants to name her son.
Immoral action: Brenda decides to name her newborn son after Jeffrey Dahmer.
Immoral consequence: Brenda's son grows up getting teased and has to change his name when he gets older.
Norm: You should always admit when you need help with something.
Situation: Jim thinks that math class is hard because of multiplication.
Intention: Jim wants to pass the math class.
Moral action: Jim tells the teacher he can't memorize all the times tables there's just too much.
Moral consequence: The teacher explains math is about solving, not memorizing, and Jim learns how to study math and earns an A.
Norm: You should always admit when you need help with something.
Situation: Jim thinks that math class is hard because of multiplication.
Intention: Jim wants to pass the math class.
Immoral action: Jim insists on doing everything himself and studies on his own.
Immoral consequence: Jim after tons of studying manages a C for the class.
Norm: You shouldn't steal someone's pet.
Situation: Gary is playing with his neighbor's cat outside when he had the thought to keep the cat.
Intention: Gary wants to consider keeping the cat.
Moral action: Gary plays with the cat a little more before shooing it away and going home.
Moral consequence: Gary gets to play with the cat more in the future without any issues.
Norm: You shouldn't steal someone's pet.
Situation: Gary is playing with his neighbor's cat outside when he had the thought to keep the cat.
Intention: Gary wants to consider keeping the cat.
Immoral action: Gary decides to take his neighbor's cat for himself and lures the cat to his home.
Immoral consequence: Gary gets punished for stealing the cat as his neighbor eventually finds out.
Norm: It's nice to comfort someone when they're upset.
Situation: John's at home with his buddies when his wife Mindy walks in crying.
Intention: John wants to go with his buddies to the game.
Moral action: John tells his buddies he'll meet them at the game later and comforts his wife.
Moral consequence: Mindy feels happier and loves John more.
Norm: It's nice to comfort someone when they're upset.
Situation: John's at home with his buddies when his wife Mindy walks in crying.
Intention: John wants to go with his buddies to the game.
Immoral action: John rushes out with his buddies to the game.
Immoral consequence: Mindy gets more upset and resents John.
Norm: It's dishonest to cheat
Situation: Carly is playing a competitive and ranked game online against other players.
Intention: Carly wants to improve her record.
Moral action: Carly spends time improving her overall skills and strategy in game.
Moral consequence: The players have an enjoyable time playing with a serious competitor.
Norm: It's dishonest to cheat
Situation: Carly is playing a competitive and ranked game online against other players.
Intention: Carly wants to improve her record.
Immoral action: Carly uses third party tools in order to automate her performance which is against the terms of use.
Immoral consequence: The players notice what Carly is doing and this takes the fun out of it for them.
Norm: It's rude to leave junk in your front yard.
Situation: Vance has a broken toilet he has removed from his bathroom.
Intention: Vance wants to put the broken toilet somewhere.
Moral action: Vance puts his broken toilet in his basement where it can't be seen by neighbors.
Moral consequence: Vance's neighbors will be unbothered by how he lives.
Norm: It's rude to leave junk in your front yard.
Situation: Vance has a broken toilet he has removed from his bathroom.
Intention: Vance wants to put the broken toilet somewhere.
Immoral action: Vance puts his broken toilet in his front yard where everyone can see it.
Immoral consequence: Vance's neighbors will think he is trashy.
Norm: It's wrong to break the trust of a good friend.
Situation: Tommy told Steve a really funny secret that he didn't want him to tell the rest of his friends.
Intention: Steve wants to make his friends laugh.
Moral action: Steve tells a funny joke he read on the internet the previous night.
Moral consequence: Tommy laughs loudly, along with the rest of their friends.
Norm: It's wrong to break the trust of a good friend.
Situation: Tommy told Steve a really funny secret that he didn't want him to tell the rest of his friends.
Intention: Steve wants to make his friends laugh.
Immoral action: Steve tells Tommy's secret to his friends, prompting a lot of laughter from them.
Immoral consequence: Tommy feels completely betrayed in Steve, and refuses to ever talk to him again.
Norm: It's rude to use your phone while in class.
Situation: Dan is in history class with his mobile phone in his pocket when it starts to ring.
Intention: Dan wants to respond to the phone rining.
Moral action: Dan takes the phone out his pocket and silences the ringer and apologizes to the class.
Moral consequence: Dan's teacher is happy that Dan turned the ringer off and lets him off with a warning.