CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't scream in public.
Situation: Tim sees his friend across a busy street with many people around.
Intention: Tim wants to get his friend's attention.
Immoral action: Tim yells loudly so that his friend notices him across the street.
Immoral consequence: The people on the street are annoyed by Tim's loud yelling.
Norm: People would be offended if you reject their customs.
Situation: John is visiting a foreign country with a culture that his vastly different than his.
Intention: John wants to enjoy his vacation.
Moral action: John attempts to immerse himself in the local culture and learn about their customs.
Moral consequence: John has an enriching vacation where he is able to enjoy himself and learn new things.
Norm: People would be offended if you reject their customs.
Situation: John is visiting a foreign country with a culture that his vastly different than his.
Intention: John wants to enjoy his vacation.
Immoral action: John shows no interest in learning local customs and goes about his business as he pleases.
Immoral consequence: The locals are offended by John's behavior, so they give him food poisoning and pick his pockets.
Norm: It's hurtful for your kids to hate you.
Situation: Dan has problems with anger management, he often gets into a rage because he feels tired or frustrated and his family life is hurt by this.
Intention: Dan wants his kids to leave him alone when he gets back from work.
Moral action: Dan sits down with his kids, gently tells them that he's very tired and asks them to go play in the yard for an hour while he takes a nap.
Moral consequence: Dan's kids understand how tired he is and are happy he was nice to them.
Norm: It's hurtful for your kids to hate you.
Situation: Dan has problems with anger management, he often gets into a rage because he feels tired or frustrated and his family life is hurt by this.
Intention: Dan wants his kids to leave him alone when he gets back from work.
Immoral action: Dan comes back home one evening and gets so angry at his kids for being noisy that he hits them.
Immoral consequence: Dan's kids are scared of him and hate him, which makes them miserable.
Norm: It's wrong to enjoy spreading germs.
Situation: Mary knows that she has the flu and has been diagnosed at the doctor's office.
Intention: Mary wants to get groceries to make herself a soup.
Moral action: Mary orders groceries from a delivery service she finds on the internet.
Moral consequence: The manager of the store is happy that Mary is staying home when she is sick.
Norm: It's wrong to enjoy spreading germs.
Situation: Mary knows that she has the flu and has been diagnosed at the doctor's office.
Intention: Mary wants to get groceries to make herself a soup.
Immoral action: Mary goes to the grocery store and coughs and sneezes all over the cashier.
Immoral consequence: The manager of the store bans Mary from going to the store for the rest of the year.
Norm: It's wrong to encourage people to target others.
Situation: Laura is giving a speech about the importance of protecting the environment.
Intention: Laura wants to inspire her listeners to take action.
Moral action: Laura tells her listeners ways they can make changes in their life that can help the environment.
Moral consequence: To Laura's delight, her listeners practice some of her techniques and reduce their environmental footprint.
Norm: It's wrong to encourage people to target others.
Situation: Laura is giving a speech about the importance of protecting the environment.
Intention: Laura wants to inspire her listeners to take action.
Immoral action: Laura tells her listeners that peaceful action is no longer viable and to take arms against those who would harm the planet.
Immoral consequence: Laura is arrested for inciting violence and radical listeners take Laura's words as reason to incite violence.
Norm: You shouldn't leave your dog at home.
Situation: Rover was planning to walk around his neighborhood on Sunday while his dog Max lie in the corner.
Intention: Rover wants to go on the planned walk.
Moral action: Rover takes Max on the walk with him around the nieghborhood.
Moral consequence: Max and Rover both enjoy the walk together and relax.
Norm: You shouldn't leave your dog at home.
Situation: Rover was planning to walk around his neighborhood on Sunday while his dog Max lie in the corner.
Intention: Rover wants to go on the planned walk.
Immoral action: Rover takes the walk by himself and leaves Max at home.
Immoral consequence: When Rover gets home, Max has torn up the couch.
Norm: It's wrong to threaten people with physical violence.
Situation: Josh does not approve of his daughter's new boyfriend.
Intention: Josh wants to intimidate his daughter's boyfriend.
Moral action: Josh lists a number of conditions his daughter's boyfriend must meet to stay on good terms.
Moral consequence: Josh's daughter's boyfriend behaves himself while in Josh's household.
Norm: It's wrong to threaten people with physical violence.
Situation: Josh does not approve of his daughter's new boyfriend.
Intention: Josh wants to intimidate his daughter's boyfriend.
Immoral action: Josh grabs his daughter's boyfriend by the collar and threatens to beat him.
Immoral consequence: Josh has the police called on him and spends the night in jail.
Norm: You should be more respectful of people's property.
Situation: Jack and his friends are playing in his backyard on a sunny day.
Intention: Jack wants to have fun with his friends.
Moral action: Jack sets up an inflatable pool and swims in the pool with his friends.
Moral consequence: His neighbor feels secure about Jack's non-threatening activity.
Norm: You should be more respectful of people's property.
Situation: Jack and his friends are playing in his backyard on a sunny day.
Intention: Jack wants to have fun with his friends.
Immoral action: Jack tosses a ball around with his friends, and he accidentally hit a window of his neighbor.
Immoral consequence: His neighbor blames him for the damage and asks to pay for it to fix the window.
Norm: It's good to attend a meeting.
Situation: Joey has a meeting in the office after his normal work hours.
Intention: Joey wants to have a drink with his friends after work.
Moral action: Joey meets his friends at the bar after the meeting in the office.
Moral consequence: Joey relaxes and has a drink, knowing all the new office policies.
Norm: It's good to attend a meeting.
Situation: Joey has a meeting in the office after his normal work hours.
Intention: Joey wants to have a drink with his friends after work.
Immoral action: Joey skips the office meeting and meets his friends in the bar instead.
Immoral consequence: Joey doesn't know what is going on when he goes to work the next day.
Norm: It's good to honest with people you care about.
Situation: Cliff has been drinking heavily and has developed an alcohol problem, but when his wife, Cathy, asks him why he's been at the bar so much lately, he hesitates.
Intention: Cliff wants to talk to Cathy.
Moral action: Cliff tells Cathy the truth about drinking so much and explains he's been stressed lately.
Moral consequence: Cathy tells Cliff she is there to help him get through this difficult time and is happy Cliff trusts her.
Norm: It's good to honest with people you care about.
Situation: Cliff has been drinking heavily and has developed an alcohol problem, but when his wife, Cathy, asks him why he's been at the bar so much lately, he hesitates.
Intention: Cliff wants to talk to Cathy.
Immoral action: Cliff, being ashamed of his alcohol problem tells Cathy he's been watching the band play at the bar.
Immoral consequence: Cliff doesn't get any support and Cathy knows he's lying because she can see he's hungover every morning and now feels like Cliff doesn't trust her.
Norm: It's wrong to try to get revenge
Situation: Morgan is told by a witness that it was Jim who attacked his wife last week.
Intention: Morgan wants to act on the new information about Jim.
Moral action: Morgan looks up Jim's address and calls the police to report where he lives.
Moral consequence: The police arrest Jim and Morgan gets the closure he needs from the incident.
Norm: It's wrong to try to get revenge
Situation: Morgan is told by a witness that it was Jim who attacked his wife last week.
Intention: Morgan wants to act on the new information about Jim.
Immoral action: Morgan looks up Jim's address and finds him and then proceeds to beat him up as payback.
Immoral consequence: Morgan is found by the police and arrested himself for assaulting Jim.
Norm: It's wrong to come to work sick.
Situation: Lucas feels sick this morning and wonders whether he should go to the office today.
Intention: Lucas wants his boss to think he is a good employee.
Moral action: Lucas calls his boss and tells him he won't go to the office today because he doesn't want anyone in the office to catch his bug.
Moral consequence: Lucas stays home and his colleague stays healthy.
Norm: It's wrong to come to work sick.
Situation: Lucas feels sick this morning and wonders whether he should go to the office today.
Intention: Lucas wants his boss to think he is a good employee.
Immoral action: Lucas goes to the office and doesn't mention feeling sick.
Immoral consequence: Lucas' colleague catches Lucas' virus.
Norm: It's bad to get into fights with people.
Situation: Roy is online reading a post from a friend who supports the opposite political party.
Intention: Roy wants to present a statement to defend his own party.
Moral action: Roy makes a logical statement and when the contention rises he suggests they agree to disagree.
Moral consequence: Roy and his friend respectfully disagree, staying on good terms.
Norm: It's bad to get into fights with people.
Situation: Roy is online reading a post from a friend who supports the opposite political party.
Intention: Roy wants to present a statement to defend his own party.
Immoral action: Roy presents his case and then proceeds to fight with his friend over the topic.
Immoral consequence: Roy and his friend are now on bad terms.
Norm: You should be polite to family members.
Situation: Artie is at a thanksgiving dinner with his extended family when his aunt begins expressing a lot of controversial opinions.
Intention: Artie wants to respond to his aunt.
Moral action: Artie tells his aunt that while he doesn't agree with her opinions, they can disagree with each other in a respectful manner.
Moral consequence: His aunt tones down her rhetoric a little bit and becomes more susceptible to hearing Artie's counter-arguments.
Norm: You should be polite to family members.
Situation: Artie is at a thanksgiving dinner with his extended family when his aunt begins expressing a lot of controversial opinions.
Intention: Artie wants to respond to his aunt.
Immoral action: Artie tells his aunt that her ideas are ignorant and that only a stupid person would believe them.
Immoral consequence: His aunt feels extremely insulted, and she storms out to her car and goes home, making the rest of the dinner awkward.
Norm: You shouldn't kick your neighbor's dog.
Situation: Daniel notices his neighbor's dog destroying his flower bed.
Intention: Daniel wants to get the dog to leave his garden alone.
Moral action: Daniel chases the dog away and has a talk with his neighbors about controlling their dog.
Moral consequence: The dog is sppoked but safe and his owners assure Daniel they will do better.
Norm: You shouldn't kick your neighbor's dog.
Situation: Daniel notices his neighbor's dog destroying his flower bed.
Intention: Daniel wants to get the dog to leave his garden alone.
Immoral action: Daniel runs up to the dog and kicks it as hard as he can.
Immoral consequence: The dog is injured and Daniel's neighbor files a report against him.
Norm: It's nice to leave a generous tip.
Situation: Jon is finishing up a meal with his kids at a local diner and his outstanding server asks if he's ready to hit the road.
Intention: Jon wants to pay for his meal.
Moral action: Jon leaves a $20 tip along with the money for his bill.
Moral consequence: The server feels appreciated and it motivates her to keep providing great service.
Norm: It's nice to leave a generous tip.
Situation: Jon is finishing up a meal with his kids at a local diner and his outstanding server asks if he's ready to hit the road.
Intention: Jon wants to pay for his meal.
Immoral action: Jon leaves a $1.00 tip along with the money for his bill.
Immoral consequence: The server feels ripped off because she provided great service and got crumbs.
Norm: People are expected to be generous on Halloween.
Situation: Thelma likes to see the kids' costumes on Halloweeen and is giving out candy, so they'll visit.
Intention: Thelma wants to keep some of the Halloween candy.
Moral action: Thelma buys an extra bag of candy, so she has enough for the kids and herself.
Moral consequence: The kids love her candy and visit her again next year.
Norm: People are expected to be generous on Halloween.
Situation: Thelma likes to see the kids' costumes on Halloweeen and is giving out candy, so they'll visit.
Intention: Thelma wants to keep some of the Halloween candy.
Immoral action: Thelma only allows each kid to have one tiny piece of candy.
Immoral consequence: Thelma gets a reputation for stinginess, and the kids don't visit her next Halloween.
Norm: You should be careful not to hit other cars.
Situation: Glen has an important meeting first thing in the morning, and he's running late for work.
Intention: Glen wants to get to work on time.
Moral action: Glen takes an alternate route to work on back roads hoping that it will be faster.
Moral consequence: Glen gets to work just in time and makes it to the meeting as planned.
Norm: You should be careful not to hit other cars.
Situation: Glen has an important meeting first thing in the morning, and he's running late for work.
Intention: Glen wants to get to work on time.
Immoral action: Glen speeds and drives recklessly in and effort to arrive at work on time.
Immoral consequence: Glen accidentally rear ends another car, ends up with a large repair bill and is late for work.
Norm: It's rude to unset your partner's alarms.
Situation: James lives with his girlfriend and has the day off while his girlfriend has work.
Intention: James wants to sleep in late.
Moral action: James sleeps on the couch, so he won't be bothered by his girlfriend getting ready early.
Moral consequence: James' girlfriend can get to work on time without disturbing him.
Norm: It's rude to unset your partner's alarms.
Situation: James lives with his girlfriend and has the day off while his girlfriend has work.
Intention: James wants to sleep in late.
Immoral action: James turns off his girlfriend's alarm so it won't bother him.
Immoral consequence: James' girlfriend is late for work and gets in trouble.
Norm: It's wrong not doing your fair share in a group.
Situation: Lara is scheduled to work on a group project on Saturday with two of her classmates.
Intention: Lara wants to go out and party on Friday night.
Moral action: Lara goes to a party on Friday but leaves early so that she won't be tired at the group meeting on Saturday.
Moral consequence: Lara's group members are happy with her and the team gets a good grade.
Norm: It's wrong not doing your fair share in a group.
Situation: Lara is scheduled to work on a group project on Saturday with two of her classmates.
Intention: Lara wants to go out and party on Friday night.
Immoral action: Lara goes out and parties on Friday where she drinks heavily, causing her to be hungover and not contribute much at the group meeting.
Immoral consequence: Lara's group members are frustrated with her and the team gets a low grade.
Norm: You should not use children to get to their parents.
Situation: Philip, the principal at a prestigious private school, is hoping to get donations for the school.
Intention: Philip wants his students parents to donate more.
Moral action: Philip sets up fundraising events invoving the entire student body to encourage donations.
Moral consequence: Philip is lauded for adding to the schools coffers.
Norm: You should not use children to get to their parents.
Situation: Philip, the principal at a prestigious private school, is hoping to get donations for the school.
Intention: Philip wants his students parents to donate more.
Immoral action: Philip starts giving special privileges and boosted grades to kids with the richest parents.
Immoral consequence: Philip loses his position when other parents complain about the preferential treatment.
Norm: You're expected to let your parents come visit with you.
Situation: Roger is watching TV at home one afternoon when his parents call saying that they're in town and would like to stop by to visit.
Intention: Roger wants to answer his parent's request.
Moral action: Roger invites his parents to come over to his home for a visit.
Moral consequence: Roger's parents are thrilled and enjoy the opportunity to visit their son.
Norm: You're expected to let your parents come visit with you.
Situation: Roger is watching TV at home one afternoon when his parents call saying that they're in town and would like to stop by to visit.
Intention: Roger wants to answer his parent's request.
Immoral action: Roger tells his parents that he is busy, and they will have to stop by another time.
Immoral consequence: Roger's parents are sad and disappointed that they won't get to visit with their son.
Norm: It's wrong to betray your friend
Situation: Jim has been tired after working all week, but he promised his friend that he'd help him move.
Intention: Jim wants to give his friend an update.
Moral action: Jim tells his friend that he's too tired but that he's willing to make it up to him later.
Moral consequence: Jim's friend is okay with Jim breaking the promise and trusts him just as much.
Norm: It's wrong to betray your friend
Situation: Jim has been tired after working all week, but he promised his friend that he'd help him move.
Intention: Jim wants to give his friend an update.
Immoral action: Jim tells his friend that he doesn't want to help him anymore.
Immoral consequence: Jim's friend doesn't trust him anymore and begins to have trust issues.
Norm: It's best have medical issues looked at by a doctor.
Situation: Jack is a smoker who has been coughing a lot lately, but doesn't have a car to get to the hospital.
Intention: Jack wants to avoid having to find a ride to see a doctor.
Moral action: Jack sets up a video conference with his doctor.
Moral consequence: Jack's doctor is able to diagnose and prescribe him medicine from their video chat.
Norm: It's best have medical issues looked at by a doctor.
Situation: Jack is a smoker who has been coughing a lot lately, but doesn't have a car to get to the hospital.
Intention: Jack wants to avoid having to find a ride to see a doctor.
Immoral action: Jack ignores his cough as it worsens.
Immoral consequence: Jack gets lung cancer that could have been prevented if he had seen the doctor earlier.
Norm: It's rude to ignore a friend on their birthday.
Situation: It was Kayla's friend's birthday, and she saw her friend at school.
Intention: Kayla wanted to surprise her friend.
Moral action: Kayla rushed up to her friend and gave her a big hug.
Moral consequence: Kayla's friend was so happy that she couldn't help but to smile.
Norm: It's rude to ignore a friend on their birthday.
Situation: It was Kayla's friend's birthday, and she saw her friend at school.
Intention: Kayla wanted to surprise her friend.
Immoral action: Kayla ignored her friend for the rest of the day as a prank.
Immoral consequence: Kayla's friend ignored her for the rest of the month.
Norm: It's bad to be unfaithful.
Situation: Bonnie and her husband are taking a vacation together at a resort in Cancun.
Intention: Bonnie is feeling amorous and wants to have sex.
Moral action: Bonnie asks her husband to have sex with her on the beach under the moonlight.
Moral consequence: Bonnie shares a wonderful sexual time with her husband.
Norm: It's bad to be unfaithful.
Situation: Bonnie and her husband are taking a vacation together at a resort in Cancun.
Intention: Bonnie is feeling amorous and wants to have sex.
Immoral action: Bonnie brings a stranger back to their hotel room and has sex with him.
Immoral consequence: Bonnie is divorced by her husband after he walks in the room and sees her infidelity.
Norm: You shouldn't go out in public when you're contagious
Situation: Jen has been sick at home with the flu for several days and is still having symptoms.
Intention: Jen wants to get some soup in order to feel better.
Moral action: Jen orders delivery and instructs them to leave it at the door.
Moral consequence: Other people have been protected from exposure to the flu.
Norm: You shouldn't go out in public when you're contagious
Situation: Jen has been sick at home with the flu for several days and is still having symptoms.
Intention: Jen wants to get some soup in order to feel better.
Immoral action: Jen goes out to the store while sick to pick up some cans of soup.
Immoral consequence: Jen spreads the illness to others.
Norm: You shouldn't hate women.
Situation: David works in an IT firm and recently Mary joins his department as the only woman.
Intention: David wants to react to Mary's presence.
Moral action: David sits next to Mary during lunch and asks about her past working experiences in a causal way.
Moral consequence: Mary feels warm and welcomed.
Norm: You shouldn't hate women.
Situation: David works in an IT firm and recently Mary joins his department as the only woman.
Intention: David wants to react to Mary's presence.
Immoral action: David invites everyone except Mary to go to the bar after work.
Immoral consequence: Mary feels excluded and sad.
Norm: It's wrong to be bigoted against a group of people.
Situation: Jane was raised around only people like her but just moved to a diverse area.
Intention: Jane wants to make new friends.
Moral action: Jane focuses on what people are like on the inside rather than the outside when it comes to meeting new friends.
Moral consequence: Jane is exposed to new cultures and all the amazing things they have to offer and has a more fulfilling life experience than she otherwise would have.
Norm: It's wrong to be bigoted against a group of people.
Situation: Jane was raised around only people like her but just moved to a diverse area.
Intention: Jane wants to make new friends.
Immoral action: Jane only looks to people who are the same background as her and look the same for prospective new friends.
Immoral consequence: Jane misses out on all the interesting things that various cultures and backgrounds of the world have to offer.
Norm: You shouldn't urinate outside of a toilet.
Situation: Joe was visiting a friend's house and had been drinking a few beers.
Intention: Joe wanted to use the restroom.
Moral action: Joe went to the bathroom and peed in the toilet, then washed his hands.
Moral consequence: Joe went back into the living room and continued visiting with his friends.
Norm: You shouldn't urinate outside of a toilet.
Situation: Joe was visiting a friend's house and had been drinking a few beers.
Intention: Joe wanted to use the restroom.
Immoral action: Joe went into the corner of the room and peed all over the floor.
Immoral consequence: Joe was never invited to any of his friends' houses again in his life.
Norm: Siblings shouldn't intentionally hurt each other.
Situation: Jeff was playing outside in the backyard with his little brother Jack.
Intention: Jeff wanted Jack to leave him alone.
Moral action: Jeff told his brother he was going play at a friend's house.
Moral consequence: Jeff was able to play without having to worry about his brother.
Norm: Siblings shouldn't intentionally hurt each other.
Situation: Jeff was playing outside in the backyard with his little brother Jack.
Intention: Jeff wanted Jack to leave him alone.
Immoral action: Jeff punched Jack and told him to stay away from him.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's mother scolded him, and he ended up being punished for a week.