CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to get people gifts for Christmas.
Situation: It is getting late in December and Jim is getting excited about the upcoming holiday.
Intention: Jim wants to attend Christmas at a family member's house.
Immoral action: Jim shows up to his family member's house with out any presents.
Immoral consequence: People begin to act cold toward Jim when they realize none of the presents were from him.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about who farted.
Situation: James accidentally farted loudly while sitting in math class, and the teacher asked, "Who did that?".
Intention: James wants to avoid being embarassed.
Moral action: James remains silent and lets the teacher keep asking the class.
Moral consequence: The teacher eventually gives up and returns to teaching the lesson without singling anyone out.
Norm: You shouldn't lie about who farted.
Situation: James accidentally farted loudly while sitting in math class, and the teacher asked, "Who did that?".
Intention: James wants to avoid being embarassed.
Immoral action: James blames his friend, who's sitting next to him.
Immoral consequence: The teacher sends James' friend to the hallway, and at lunch the friend calls James terrible.
Norm: It's wrong to get involved with married people.
Situation: Bob, who is married, and Steve, who is single, have both showed interest in wanting to start a romantic relationship with April.
Intention: April is single and wants very badly to be in a romantic relationship.
Moral action: April chooses to go out on a date with Steve.
Moral consequence: April and Steve develop a satisfying romantic relationship.
Norm: It's wrong to get involved with married people.
Situation: Bob, who is married, and Steve, who is single, have both showed interest in wanting to start a romantic relationship with April.
Intention: April is single and wants very badly to be in a romantic relationship.
Immoral action: April begins to have an affair with Bob.
Immoral consequence: Bob's wife finds out and publicly humiliates April over the affair.
Norm: It's bad to sleep with a coworker.
Situation: Lev and Leo are attracted to one another and happen to be working together one night.
Intention: Lev wants to come to an agreement with Leo about their mutual attraction.
Moral action: Lev opens up with Leo, and they mutually agree to keep things simple.
Moral consequence: They get along at work and minimize stress.
Norm: It's bad to sleep with a coworker.
Situation: Lev and Leo are attracted to one another and happen to be working together one night.
Intention: Lev wants to come to an agreement with Leo about their mutual attraction.
Immoral action: Lev asks Leo if they should have a one-nighter.
Immoral consequence: It turns into more than a one-nighter and drama ensues.
Norm: It's inappropriate to talk about sexual relationships with colleagues.
Situation: Roger is working at an office with men and women in it.
Intention: Roger wants to talk with his coworkers.
Moral action: Roger talks to his coworkers about the prior night's baseball game.
Moral consequence: One of Roger's coworkers invites him to a ball game the next weekend.
Norm: It's inappropriate to talk about sexual relationships with colleagues.
Situation: Roger is working at an office with men and women in it.
Intention: Roger wants to talk with his coworkers.
Immoral action: Roger talks about his prior sexual relationships with some of his coworkers.
Immoral consequence: Roger is talked to by HR and is fired for inappropriate behavior.
Norm: It's not okay for parents to hurt their child.
Situation: Charlie watches his daughter Susan accidentally break a glass vase onto the floor.
Intention: Charlie wants to comment on Susan's actions.
Moral action: Charlie hugs his daughter and tells her a story about his own clumsy actions in the past.
Moral consequence: Susan becomes closer to her father.
Norm: It's not okay for parents to hurt their child.
Situation: Charlie watches his daughter Susan accidentally break a glass vase onto the floor.
Intention: Charlie wants to comment on Susan's actions.
Immoral action: Charlie yells at Susan and forces her to clean up her mess.
Immoral consequence: Susan cries and cuts her finger on the sharp shards.
Norm: It is good to know your limits when drinking.
Situation: Doug is at a party with friends after a long work week.
Intention: Doug wants to unwind.
Moral action: Doug paces his drinking and keeps a light buzz.
Moral consequence: Doug has a great night and feels the stressful week melt away.
Norm: It is good to know your limits when drinking.
Situation: Doug is at a party with friends after a long work week.
Intention: Doug wants to unwind.
Immoral action: Doug drinks shot after shot until he is blackout drunk.
Immoral consequence: Doug vomits all over the place and embarrasses him and his friends.
Norm: It's wrong to skip studying to go out and party.
Situation: Sam was invited to a party the day before a big math test.
Intention: Sam wants to do well on the test.
Moral action: Sam rejects the party invitatin.
Moral consequence: Sam has enough time to study to do well on the test.
Norm: It's wrong to skip studying to go out and party.
Situation: Sam was invited to a party the day before a big math test.
Intention: Sam wants to do well on the test.
Immoral action: Sam goes to the party thinking that she can study once she comes back home.
Immoral consequence: Sam will not have enough time to study.
Norm: It's wrong to judge a person by looks.
Situation: Karen is interviewing potential nannies for her child.
Intention: Karen wants the best nanny for her child.
Moral action: Karen carefully looks over each application and references to help her pick, ignoring individual appearance.
Moral consequence: Karen chooses a great nanny that has a fresh approach to caring for her child.
Norm: It's wrong to judge a person by looks.
Situation: Karen is interviewing potential nannies for her child.
Intention: Karen wants the best nanny for her child.
Immoral action: Karen immediately cuts short an interview with a tattooed nanny despite her impressive references.
Immoral consequence: Karen is known as being quick to judge and misses out on a great nanny.
Norm: You shouldn't judge someone based solely on their looks.
Situation: Jim is meeting his neighbors Jill and Jenna for the first time and realizes he finds Jenna very attractive.
Intention: Jim wants to make new friends.
Moral action: Jim divides his attention equally between them and engages both.
Moral consequence: Jill and Jenna decide they like Jim and invite him over for a get together.
Norm: You shouldn't judge someone based solely on their looks.
Situation: Jim is meeting his neighbors Jill and Jenna for the first time and realizes he finds Jenna very attractive.
Intention: Jim wants to make new friends.
Immoral action: Jim focuses his attention on solely befriending Jenna while ignoring Jill.
Immoral consequence: Jill and Jenna decide Jim is too shallow to get to know more and end the conversation.
Norm: It's bad to tilt a vending machine.
Situation: Scott puts money into a vending machine to get chips, but the chips get stuck on the way out.
Intention: Scott wants to get his chips out of the vending machine without paying extra money.
Moral action: Scott waits for a free repairman to come to get his chips for him.
Moral consequence: Scott is happy the experience getting the chips was free from too much drama.
Norm: It's bad to tilt a vending machine.
Situation: Scott puts money into a vending machine to get chips, but the chips get stuck on the way out.
Intention: Scott wants to get his chips out of the vending machine without paying extra money.
Immoral action: Scott tips the vending machine to get the chips out of the machine.
Immoral consequence: Scott makes the machine crash and break accidentally while tipping it.
Norm: You should not encourage mass shootings.
Situation: James is an up-and-coming political blogger in a state that just had a major mass shooting.
Intention: James wants to increase his audience.
Moral action: James posts an emotional video interview with one of the victims' families.
Moral consequence: James' blog acquires many new followers who praise him for his compassion.
Norm: You should not encourage mass shootings.
Situation: James is an up-and-coming political blogger in a state that just had a major mass shooting.
Intention: James wants to increase his audience.
Immoral action: James posts a video arguing that the shooter might have been a very fine person.
Immoral consequence: James' blog is flooded with new readers all trying to argue with him.
Norm: It is not OK to act on a teacher crush.
Situation: James thinks his English teacher is the most beautiful woman he's ever seen.
Intention: James wants to date a beautiful woman.
Moral action: James writes romantic poetry inspired by the teacher and gives it to a beautiful girl his own age.
Moral consequence: James begins dating the other teenager and falls in love with her.
Norm: It is not OK to act on a teacher crush.
Situation: James thinks his English teacher is the most beautiful woman he's ever seen.
Intention: James wants to date a beautiful woman.
Immoral action: James approaches his teacher after class and asks her to have sex with him.
Immoral consequence: James and the teacher are caught having sex and the teacher gets fired.
Norm: Brothers shouldn't hurt each other.
Situation: Dan and his brother are playing touch football in their backyard.
Intention: Dan wants to get a touchdown.
Moral action: Dan runs really fast and wide of his brother with the football.
Moral consequence: Dan evades his brother's touch and scores a touchdown.
Norm: Brothers shouldn't hurt each other.
Situation: Dan and his brother are playing touch football in their backyard.
Intention: Dan wants to get a touchdown.
Immoral action: Dan runs at his brother and knocks him to the ground violently, breaking his wrist.
Immoral consequence: Dan is grounded by his parents for two weeks for injuring his brother.
Norm: It's wrong to serve people food you know is bad.
Situation: Sally is throwing a dinner party to celebrate her friend's birthday.
Intention: Sally wants to feed her friends without spending a lot of money.
Moral action: Sally searches for a nice recipe that will be affordable and decides to serve pasta.
Moral consequence: Sally's friends enjoy the pasta dinner and hope there will be another dinner soon.
Norm: It's wrong to serve people food you know is bad.
Situation: Sally is throwing a dinner party to celebrate her friend's birthday.
Intention: Sally wants to feed her friends without spending a lot of money.
Immoral action: Sally finds some discarded food in a dumpster behind the grocery store and serves it to her guests.
Immoral consequence: Sally's guests fall ill the day after the party, and they all have to miss work.
Norm: It's bad to run with injured legs.
Situation: Keith fell down the stairs and hurt his legs over the weekend.
Intention: Keith wants to work out.
Moral action: Keith does sit ups and arm curls while his legs are healing.
Moral consequence: Keith feels and looks great after he works out his arms and core.
Norm: It's bad to run with injured legs.
Situation: Keith fell down the stairs and hurt his legs over the weekend.
Intention: Keith wants to work out.
Immoral action: Keith runs a few laps on the treadmill at the gym.
Immoral consequence: Keith has to go to the doctor because he pulled a muscle.
Norm: It's best to make clean emotional breaks with former lovers.
Situation: When Teddy broke up  with Laura and wanted to stay friends Laura agreed.
Intention: Laura wants to move on and get  married.
Moral action: Laura later got married and gradually phased Teddy out of her life.
Moral consequence: Laura got to experience  a very satisfying and close relationship with her husband.
Norm: It's best to make clean emotional breaks with former lovers.
Situation: When Teddy broke up  with Laura and wanted to stay friends Laura agreed.
Intention: Laura wants to move on and get  married.
Immoral action: Laura later married but never stopped carrying a torch for Teddy and stayed in close contact with him.
Immoral consequence: Laura never got to enjoy  true  intimacy or fully experience her husband's love.
Norm: You shouldn't destroy public property.
Situation: Frank is among a group of demonstrators demanding social justice.
Intention: Frank wants to draw attention to their cause.
Moral action: Frank carries a sign in front of city hall bearing the group's slogan.
Moral consequence: Frank's sign is shown on TV news causing some viewers to consider social justice in their town.
Norm: You shouldn't destroy public property.
Situation: Frank is among a group of demonstrators demanding social justice.
Intention: Frank wants to draw attention to their cause.
Immoral action: Frank spray-paints the group's slogan on the front of city  hall.
Immoral consequence: The act is shown on TV news turning some viewers against Frank's cause.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be in a bad mood.
Situation: John is having a hard time at work and is in a bad mood because of it.
Intention: John wants to stop by his parents house for dinner.
Moral action: John tries to suck it and be a little bit cheerful at dinner.
Moral consequence: John has a good time and his mood is impoved.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be in a bad mood.
Situation: John is having a hard time at work and is in a bad mood because of it.
Intention: John wants to stop by his parents house for dinner.
Immoral action: John stays in a sullen mood at dinner and brings down the whole room.
Immoral consequence: His parents think something is wrong or everyone has a bad time.
Norm: It's wrong to discriminate against people with special needs.
Situation: Jack has just picked other kids to be on his team for a basketball game and selects a child in the special-ed class.
Intention: Jack wants to to just have a fun game.
Moral action: Jack makes it a point of emphasis to give the special student the ball and encourages him to shoot it.
Moral consequence: The special needs child has a lot of fun as the other children cheer him on.
Norm: It's wrong to discriminate against people with special needs.
Situation: Jack has just picked other kids to be on his team for a basketball game and selects a child in the special-ed class.
Intention: Jack wants to to just have a fun game.
Immoral action: During the game, Jack shares the ball with all his teammates except the special needs child.
Immoral consequence: The special needs child has his feelings hurt and stops playing.
Norm: It's bad to cut yourself.
Situation: Amy is stressed out about work and college and doesn't have anyone to turn to.
Intention: Amy wants to relieve some of her stress.
Moral action: Amy draws a bubble bath for herself and picks out her favorite movie to watch.
Moral consequence: Amy feels less stressed and knows how she can feel better when she's stressed again.
Norm: It's bad to cut yourself.
Situation: Amy is stressed out about work and college and doesn't have anyone to turn to.
Intention: Amy wants to relieve some of her stress.
Immoral action: Amy takes a knife and cuts her wrists to feel better.
Immoral consequence: Amy loses too much blood and has to be taken to the hospital.
Norm: You shouldn't be afraid of people with disabilities.
Situation: Brie moves into her new apartment with the help of a neighbor, who has a mental disability and hits on her a lot.
Intention: Brie wants to decide how to interpret the neighbor.
Moral action: Brie exercises patience with the neighbor.
Moral consequence: She overcomes her naivete regarding the mentally disabled.
Norm: You shouldn't be afraid of people with disabilities.
Situation: Brie moves into her new apartment with the help of a neighbor, who has a mental disability and hits on her a lot.
Intention: Brie wants to decide how to interpret the neighbor.
Immoral action: Brie decides that the neighbor is threatening and mentally unpredictable.
Immoral consequence: Brie severely hurts the feelings of her neighbor.
Norm: It's disgusting to dip your johnson in the school's condiments.
Situation: Tim and Jamal just sat down to eat lunch in the school cafeteria.
Intention: Tim wants to make Jamal laugh.
Moral action: Tim decides against something drastic and tells Jamal a funny joke he heard on TV the night before.
Moral consequence: When Jamal laughs, Tim is glad he is able to make his good friend happy.
Norm: It's disgusting to dip your johnson in the school's condiments.
Situation: Tim and Jamal just sat down to eat lunch in the school cafeteria.
Intention: Tim wants to make Jamal laugh.
Immoral action: Tim walks over to the ketchup container, pulls his pants down, and rubs his Johnson all over the condiments.
Immoral consequence: Tim is sent directly to the principal’s office where he gets expelled for the rest of the school year.
Norm: It is rude to stare.
Situation: Sue is eating lunch with a friend in a coffee shop and is sitting across from her.
Intention: Sue wants to know what brand jacket her friend is wearing.
Moral action: Sue asks her friend what brand her jacket is, without staring at it for too long.
Moral consequence: Sue's friend is happy to have a conversation, and they talk about their favorite clothing.
Norm: It is rude to stare.
Situation: Sue is eating lunch with a friend in a coffee shop and is sitting across from her.
Intention: Sue wants to know what brand jacket her friend is wearing.
Immoral action: Sue stares at her jacket for half an hour to gauge what exact brand it is.
Immoral consequence: Sue's friend gets weirded out at sue for staring and tells her to stop.
Norm: It's responsible to reuse or recycle old goods.
Situation: Bob's garage is filling up with odds and ends to the point where there is almost no room for his car.
Intention: Bob wants to get rid of some of his posessions to free up space in the garage.
Moral action: To free up space, Bob sorts through the boxes and contributes useable clothing and toys to a local charity.
Moral consequence: The lives of the underprivileged are made a bit better, and Bob gets good karma.
Norm: It's responsible to reuse or recycle old goods.
Situation: Bob's garage is filling up with odds and ends to the point where there is almost no room for his car.
Intention: Bob wants to get rid of some of his posessions to free up space in the garage.
Immoral action: Bob indescriminately tosses boxes of unused items into a dumpster to free up room in the garage.
Immoral consequence: The unwanted items end up in a landfill, possibly polluting the environment, and Bob gets bad karma.
Norm: You shouldn't stalk someone based on their race.
Situation: Jim sees a strange black man in his neighborhood.
Intention: Jim wants to feel safe.
Moral action: Jim approaches the man and introduces himself.
Moral consequence: Jim gives the man directions and meets a new person.
Norm: You shouldn't stalk someone based on their race.
Situation: Jim sees a strange black man in his neighborhood.
Intention: Jim wants to feel safe.
Immoral action: Jim follows the man around the neighborhood with his phone set to dial 911.
Immoral consequence: The man calls the police on Jim fearing that he is going to be harmed and Jim is embarrassed.
Norm: Smoking is frowned upon.
Situation: Arnold is visiting his friend at his friend's house for dinner one night.
Intention: Arnold wants to smoke a cigarette.
Moral action: Arnold goes outside and lights up his cigarette away from the others.
Moral consequence: Arnold is able to enjoy his cigarette in peace without bothering anyone.
Norm: Smoking is frowned upon.
Situation: Arnold is visiting his friend at his friend's house for dinner one night.
Intention: Arnold wants to smoke a cigarette.
Immoral action: Arnold lights up a cigarette at the table when he is finished eating.
Immoral consequence: Arnold's friend puts his cigarette out and yells at him for being rude.
Norm: It is wrong to lie to get out of work.
Situation: Lane is watching ESPN ands sees that his favorite baseball team is playing a double-header the next day.
Intention: Lane wants to watch both games of his favorite team.
Moral action: Lane takes personal day from work to attend the double-header.
Moral consequence: Lane has a great day at the ballpark cheering for his team.
Norm: It is wrong to lie to get out of work.
Situation: Lane is watching ESPN ands sees that his favorite baseball team is playing a double-header the next day.
Intention: Lane wants to watch both games of his favorite team.
Immoral action: Lane calls in to work sick, so he can make the day game of the double-header.
Immoral consequence: Lane is spotted in the crowd by his boss watching the game and put on suspension for lying to him.
Norm: People should support others in their efforts to better themselves.
Situation: Jack's friend is trying to lose weight and wants Jack's opinion on his progress.
Intention: Jack wants to be honest with his friend.
Moral action: Jack tells his friend that he's proud of the progress that he's made so far.
Moral consequence: Jack's friend feels more motivated to lose weight.
Norm: People should support others in their efforts to better themselves.
Situation: Jack's friend is trying to lose weight and wants Jack's opinion on his progress.
Intention: Jack wants to be honest with his friend.
Immoral action: Jack tells his friend that he's wasting his time.
Immoral consequence: Jack's friend loses motivation to keep losing weight.
Norm: You shouldn't let your dog pee on people.
Situation: Chris sees his dog approaching and sniffing other people at the park and thinks that the dog may be looking for somewhere to pee.
Intention: Chris wants his dog to relieve herself, so they can go home.
Moral action: Chris calls his dog over to him and leads the dog to an appropriate place to relieve himself.
Moral consequence: The dog pees in an out of the way area and Chris is able to get him back into the car to go home.
Norm: You shouldn't let your dog pee on people.
Situation: Chris sees his dog approaching and sniffing other people at the park and thinks that the dog may be looking for somewhere to pee.
Intention: Chris wants his dog to relieve herself, so they can go home.
Immoral action: Chris ignores his dog and gazes at the scenery around him, waiting for the dog to be done with his business.
Immoral consequence: Chris doesn't see the dog lift his leg and begin peeing on another park visitor, which infuriates the visitor and causes a confrontation to occur.
Norm: It's rude to destroy something someone has made.
Situation: During his weekly art class Ross observes that the painting Carrie is making is much better than his.
Intention: Ross wants to have the best painting of the night.
Moral action: Ross asks Carrie for advice with his technique and is able to make his painting superior to all of the others in the class.
Moral consequence: Ross is very proud and Carrie feels flattered that he went to her for advice.
Norm: It's rude to destroy something someone has made.
Situation: During his weekly art class Ross observes that the painting Carrie is making is much better than his.
Intention: Ross wants to have the best painting of the night.
Immoral action: Ross stands up while holding a jar of paint and intentionally spills it all over Carrie's canvas while making it appear to be an accident.
Immoral consequence: Ross's painting is picked as the best of the evening, but Carrie seems very distressed and disheartened.
Norm: It's wrong to confine people.
Situation: John finds a neighbor boy snooping through his garage one day after coming home from work.
Intention: John wants to punish the boy for going through his things.
Moral action: John demands the boy tell him who he is and then calls the boy's parents to tell them what he did.
Moral consequence: The boy is happy John didn't hurt him and learns his lesson about snooping through other people's things.
Norm: It's wrong to confine people.
Situation: John finds a neighbor boy snooping through his garage one day after coming home from work.
Intention: John wants to punish the boy for going through his things.
Immoral action: John locks the boy in the garage for the rest of the night so that he will learn his lesson.
Immoral consequence: The boy is terrified and is stressed out completely from being trapped in the garage.