CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You are expected to maintain your health.
Situation: Bill is sitting around his house.
Intention: Bill wants to find something to do.
Moral action: Bill decides to do some push-ups and calisthenics.
Moral consequence: Bill gets a clean bill of health from his doctor on his next physical.
Norm: You are expected to maintain your health.
Situation: Bill is sitting around his house.
Intention: Bill wants to find something to do.
Immoral action: Bill eats an entire pizza while playing video games.
Immoral consequence: Bill develops diabetes 2.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt your pet.
Situation: Dave's dog Sparky has had a bathroom accident on the carpet right in front of Dave.
Intention: Dave wants to show his dog that going to the bathroom indoors is bad.
Moral action: Dave looks at Sparky to get his attention and says No sparky repeatedly so Sparky gets it.
Moral consequence: Sparky understands that he shouldn't go to the bathroom indoors and happily runs around again.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt your pet.
Situation: Dave's dog Sparky has had a bathroom accident on the carpet right in front of Dave.
Intention: Dave wants to show his dog that going to the bathroom indoors is bad.
Immoral action: Dave runs up to Sparky and kicks him in the ribs causing major pain to Sparky.
Immoral consequence: Sparky runs away no longer trusting Dave and thinking that Dave is an evil person.
Norm: You shouldn't go on a playdate if you're sick
Situation: Minnie isn't feeling well and is invited to the park.
Intention: Minnie wants to have fun.
Moral action: Minnie declines and watches movies at home instead.
Moral consequence: Minnie keeps her friends safe and has a good time by herself.
Norm: You shouldn't go on a playdate if you're sick
Situation: Minnie isn't feeling well and is invited to the park.
Intention: Minnie wants to have fun.
Immoral action: Minnie goes to the park with her friends.
Immoral consequence: Minnie gets all of her friends sick, and they are angry with her.
Norm: It's nice to do something special for one's partner.
Situation: Ron has a long day at work and it's late before he leaves, his wife, Sam, has been ill.
Intention: Ron wants to get home as soon as possible.
Moral action: Ron heads home quickly, stopping shortly at the store for dinner and some medication for his wife.
Moral consequence: Sam eats some of the dinner and takes medication, sleeping well and thankful for Ron's care.
Norm: It's nice to do something special for one's partner.
Situation: Ron has a long day at work and it's late before he leaves, his wife, Sam, has been ill.
Intention: Ron wants to get home as soon as possible.
Immoral action: Ron heads home quickly as possible and finds his wife sick in bed with nothing to eat for dinner.
Immoral consequence: Sam feels bad for not making dinner and struggles to get back to sleep.
Norm: It's wrong to plagiarize for class.
Situation: Susan has a big paper coming up for her ethics class.
Intention: Susan wants to achieve an A on the paper.
Moral action: Susan finds a paper about the same topic online and reads it then drafts an alternative position.
Moral consequence: Susan achieves an A on the paper and is given an award by her professor for her diligence.
Norm: It's wrong to plagiarize for class.
Situation: Susan has a big paper coming up for her ethics class.
Intention: Susan wants to achieve an A on the paper.
Immoral action: Susan finds a paper about the same topic online and copies large portions of it.
Immoral consequence: Susan achieves an A on the paper but avoids talking about her paper with others.
Norm: It's rude to leave class before it's finished.
Situation: Kenny is in his last class of the day when he starts to feel a bit nauseous and feverish.
Intention: Kenny wants to feel better.
Moral action: Kenny sips some water and sticks it out until the end of the class to avoid causing a disruption.
Moral consequence: Kenny's professor finishes the rest of the lecture smoothly.
Norm: It's rude to leave class before it's finished.
Situation: Kenny is in his last class of the day when he starts to feel a bit nauseous and feverish.
Intention: Kenny wants to feel better.
Immoral action: Kenny quietly gets up and leaves class to visit the bathroom.
Immoral consequence: Kenny's professor sees him leave, loses his concentration, and is flustered for the rest of the lecture.
Norm: It is not okay to drive while drunk.
Situation: John is having many drinks at the bar after work.
Intention: John wants to make it home in an hour to sleep in time for work.
Moral action: John uses the Uber app to hail a ride home.
Moral consequence: John makes it home safely without endangering himself or anyone else.
Norm: It is not okay to drive while drunk.
Situation: John is having many drinks at the bar after work.
Intention: John wants to make it home in an hour to sleep in time for work.
Immoral action: John drives himself home despite being heavily intoxicated.
Immoral consequence: John puts his life and that of others at risk.
Norm: It's rude to cancel your wedding venue on short notice.
Situation: Beatrice scheduled a wedding at her chosen venue a year ago, and recently a pandemic started and a lot of people are cancelling their weddings.
Intention: Beatrice wants to get married without contributing to the spread of the pandemic.
Moral action: Beatrice gets married at the venue after ensuring that everyone will wear masks and social distance.
Moral consequence: Beatrice enjoys her large wedding, but two of her friends who attend get very sick due to the pandemic.
Norm: It's rude to cancel your wedding venue on short notice.
Situation: Beatrice scheduled a wedding at her chosen venue a year ago, and recently a pandemic started and a lot of people are cancelling their weddings.
Intention: Beatrice wants to get married without contributing to the spread of the pandemic.
Immoral action: Beatrice cancels her wedding venue weeks before the wedding and chooses to have a very small wedding instead.
Immoral consequence: Beatrice loses her deposit with the venue and does not get to have the wedding of her dreams, but does get married without anyone getting sick.
Norm: It's normal to have opinions.
Situation: David attends a parent conference of his son's school and an after-conference survey is handed to him for completion.
Intention: David wants to complete the after-conference survey.
Moral action: David answers every question carefully and honestly describes his viewpoints.
Moral consequence: The school acts on his feedback and works on improving the next parent conference.
Norm: It's normal to have opinions.
Situation: David attends a parent conference of his son's school and an after-conference survey is handed to him for completion.
Intention: David wants to complete the after-conference survey.
Immoral action: David does not want to upset the speaker and answers every question favorably in a biased way.
Immoral consequence: The school finds that his answers are biased and his survey does not provide valuable feedback.
Norm: You shouldn't screw around at work.
Situation: Jacob's manager is on a lunch break, leaving Jacob in charge of the store while his friend browses.
Intention: Jacob wants to help his friend shop for a game.
Moral action: Jacob approaches his friend how he would any customer, but greets him by name.
Moral consequence: Jacob's friend asks for advice and decides on a game to buy.
Norm: You shouldn't screw around at work.
Situation: Jacob's manager is on a lunch break, leaving Jacob in charge of the store while his friend browses.
Intention: Jacob wants to help his friend shop for a game.
Immoral action: Jacob takes his friend into the stockroom of the store to see the full inventory.
Immoral consequence: Jacob's friend picks a game but the boss returns and catches him with a customer in the back and gives him a disciplinary warning.
Norm: It's disrespectful to not listen to your parents.
Situation: Sarah is forbidden by her parents to go to a party.
Intention: Sarah wants to have fun.
Moral action: Sarah spends the night watching a movie with her parents.
Moral consequence: Sarah's parents are so impressed that they give her a later curfew.
Norm: It's disrespectful to not listen to your parents.
Situation: Sarah is forbidden by her parents to go to a party.
Intention: Sarah wants to have fun.
Immoral action: Sarah goes to the party and it is broken up by police.
Immoral consequence: Sarah is arrested for underage drinking and is grounded.
Norm: It's important to be honest with voters.
Situation: Bill is running for office in the upcoming election.
Intention: Bill wants to get elected.
Moral action: Bill runs an honest campaign and follows through on his commitments.
Moral consequence: Bill's voters are satisfied and will continue to support him in the next election.
Norm: It's important to be honest with voters.
Situation: Bill is running for office in the upcoming election.
Intention: Bill wants to get elected.
Immoral action: Bill makes promises during his campaign that he has no intention of keeping, just to get votes.
Immoral consequence: Bill's voters feel betrayed by him and will not vote for him again in the future.
Norm: It's good to keep in touch with your significant other.
Situation: Sam is going on a long trip and wont see his partner for awhile.
Intention: Sam wants to contact his partner everyday while he's gone.
Moral action: Sam texts and calls his partner everyday, while engaging in meaningful conversations.
Moral consequence: Sam's partner feels appreciated and loved.
Norm: It's good to keep in touch with your significant other.
Situation: Sam is going on a long trip and wont see his partner for awhile.
Intention: Sam wants to contact his partner everyday while he's gone.
Immoral action: Sam texts his partner daily but only sends short messages and neglects to call.
Immoral consequence: Sam's partner feels neglected.
Norm: Revealing too much information about someone is not appropriate.
Situation: Helen is talking with her sister, who is very distraught about a psychological issue.
Intention: Helen wants to make her sister feel better.
Moral action: Helen tells her sister about something else who solved a similar issue and whose ordeal was public.
Moral consequence: The person given as an example has gained another admirer.
Norm: Revealing too much information about someone is not appropriate.
Situation: Helen is talking with her sister, who is very distraught about a psychological issue.
Intention: Helen wants to make her sister feel better.
Immoral action: Helen tells her sister others are worse off than her and tells her about a more serious issue one of her friends told her about in confidence.
Immoral consequence: The friend's psychological issue is now public knowledge.
Norm: It's good to make a list before you go shopping.
Situation: Hamza needs to pick up a lot of important items at the grocery store.
Intention: He wants décide how to go about shopping.
Moral action: He sits down and makes a list, then sticks to it.
Moral consequence: He gets all he needs and doesn't overspend.
Norm: It's good to make a list before you go shopping.
Situation: Hamza needs to pick up a lot of important items at the grocery store.
Intention: He wants décide how to go about shopping.
Immoral action: Hamza just goes unprepared and figures he can find everything by memory.
Immoral consequence: He forgets some crucial itema.
Norm: It's good to ask someone out that you like.
Situation: A school dance is coming up at Jackson's school.
Intention: Jackson wants to ask a pretty girl to the dance.
Moral action: Jackson thinks about all the pretty girls that are his friends and asks the one he really enjoys hanging out with.
Moral consequence: Jackson and his date have the most fun they ever had at a school event.
Norm: It's good to ask someone out that you like.
Situation: A school dance is coming up at Jackson's school.
Intention: Jackson wants to ask a pretty girl to the dance.
Immoral action: Jackson asks the first random pretty girl he sees to the dance.
Immoral consequence: Jackson has a horrible time at the dance as the random pretty girl was mean.
Norm: One should show respect to family members.
Situation: Sal is at a family reunion.
Intention: Sal wants to talk with someone.
Moral action: Sal see his cousin and asks him how everything is going for her.
Moral consequence: Sal has a good time talking with his family.
Norm: One should show respect to family members.
Situation: Sal is at a family reunion.
Intention: Sal wants to talk with someone.
Immoral action: Sal chats with the people who are doing the catering for the party.
Immoral consequence: Sal is shunned by his family for not talking to them.
Norm: You shouldn't turn against people.
Situation: Selma used to be friends with one her coworkers but now sees that their boss doesn't like the coworker much at all.
Intention: Selma wants her boss to think highly of her.
Moral action: Selma stays friend with her coworker and convinces her boss that the coworker is actually great.
Moral consequence: Selma's coworker doesn't have problems with their boss anymore and is grateful to Selma.
Norm: You shouldn't turn against people.
Situation: Selma used to be friends with one her coworkers but now sees that their boss doesn't like the coworker much at all.
Intention: Selma wants her boss to think highly of her.
Immoral action: Selma stops hanging out with her coworker and starts being cold and distant with her.
Immoral consequence: Selma's coworker feels sad and betrayed.
Norm: It's good to be civil during a break up.
Situation: Janet is breaking up with her boyfriend after a long relationship.
Intention: Janet wants to let her boyfriend know the things that he did wrong while they were together.
Moral action: Janet gently points out mistakes that her boyfriend has made and makes some constructive suggestions of ways to improve.
Moral consequence: After the break-up Janet's boyfriend uses her input to improve his behavior.
Norm: It's good to be civil during a break up.
Situation: Janet is breaking up with her boyfriend after a long relationship.
Intention: Janet wants to let her boyfriend know the things that he did wrong while they were together.
Immoral action: Janet yells at her soon-to-be ex angrily, cruelly highlighting all his faults.
Immoral consequence: Janet's boyfriend is emotionally hurt and is bitter towards her.
Norm: It is loving to agree to keep bonded cats together.
Situation: Mark goes to the animal shelter.
Intention: Marks wants to adopt a pet.
Moral action: Mark adopts two cats that have grown up together.
Moral consequence: Mark has two happy companions that make him feel needed.
Norm: It is loving to agree to keep bonded cats together.
Situation: Mark goes to the animal shelter.
Intention: Marks wants to adopt a pet.
Immoral action: Marks sees two bonded cats but only takes one.
Immoral consequence: The cat Mark takes destroys Mark's house and dies of heartbreak.
Norm: You shouldn't do a U-turn if it's not allowed.
Situation: Maura is driving to the mall.
Intention: Maura wants to go in the first entrance.
Moral action: Maura pays attention and slows down near her destination.
Moral consequence: Maura does not miss the entrance and her trip goes smoothly.
Norm: You shouldn't do a U-turn if it's not allowed.
Situation: Maura is driving to the mall.
Intention: Maura wants to go in the first entrance.
Immoral action: Maura misses the entrance and makes a U-turn.
Immoral consequence: Maura is pulled over and given a ticket.
Norm: It's not okay to mock someone's diet choices.
Situation: Keara is talking to her friend about their new diet.
Intention: Keara wants to give feedback about the diet.
Moral action: Keara constructively outlines the pros and cons of vegan diet.
Moral consequence: Keara's friend appreciates her comments and decides to do some more research.
Norm: It's not okay to mock someone's diet choices.
Situation: Keara is talking to her friend about their new diet.
Intention: Keara wants to give feedback about the diet.
Immoral action: Keara makes fun of her friend for going vegan.
Immoral consequence: Keara's friend is upset by her comments and feels discouraged as well.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore someone's birthday message.
Situation: Jerry is turning 30 and is hosting a party for himself with some close friends.
Intention: Jerry wants to celebrate his birthday.
Moral action: During the party, one of Jerry's friends from out of town sends him a text message wishing him a happy birthday, which Jerry replies to immediately.
Moral consequence: Jerry's friend feels happy and connected with Jerry because of his quick response.
Norm: You shouldn't ignore someone's birthday message.
Situation: Jerry is turning 30 and is hosting a party for himself with some close friends.
Intention: Jerry wants to celebrate his birthday.
Immoral action: During the party, one of Jerry's friends from out of town sends him a text message wishing him a happy birthday, which Jerry ignores.
Immoral consequence: Jerry's friend feels hurt and frustrated about being ignored by Jerry.
Norm: It's normal to play games with friends
Situation: Sasha and her friend Becca are hanging out.
Intention: Sasha wants to do something with Becca.
Moral action: Sasha pulls out her Nintendo switch and asks to play a Mario Party with Becca.
Moral consequence: Becca has fun with Sasha.
Norm: It's normal to play games with friends
Situation: Sasha and her friend Becca are hanging out.
Intention: Sasha wants to do something with Becca.
Immoral action: Sasha suggests that they watch a science lecture.
Immoral consequence: Becca is bored.
Norm: It's wrong to punch someone's car.
Situation: Jake finds his car blocked in by one of his neighbor's vehicles.
Intention: Jake wants to convey his annoyance at his neighbor.
Moral action: Jake writes a nasty note and leaves it on the neighbor's car windshield.
Moral consequence: Jake feels much better afterwards and soon no longer has a problem getting parked in.
Norm: It's wrong to punch someone's car.
Situation: Jake finds his car blocked in by one of his neighbor's vehicles.
Intention: Jake wants to convey his annoyance at his neighbor.
Immoral action: Jake punches the driver-side door of his neighbor's car, denting it.
Immoral consequence: Jake breaks his hand in the process of punching the car door.
Norm: It is good to help someone who is feeling sad.
Situation: Mary notices Jane crying in the bathroom at work.
Intention: Mary wants to find out what is wrong.
Moral action: Mary asks Jane if she is alright after Jane leaves the bathroom.
Moral consequence: Jane will feel that she has someone to talk to.
Norm: It is good to help someone who is feeling sad.
Situation: Mary notices Jane crying in the bathroom at work.
Intention: Mary wants to find out what is wrong.
Immoral action: Mary asks her coworkers what is wrong with Jane.
Immoral consequence: The workers will start to gossip about Jane.
Norm: It is bad to be a monster.
Situation: Cliff has been reading a lot of horror books and feels inspired by the evil characters he reads about.
Intention: Cliff wants to feel like the characters he reads about.
Moral action: Cliff gets prop weapons and costumes to use as an employee at a Halloween attraction.
Moral consequence: Cliff loves being able to pretend to be  monster while being a good person at heart.
Norm: It is bad to be a monster.
Situation: Cliff has been reading a lot of horror books and feels inspired by the evil characters he reads about.
Intention: Cliff wants to feel like the characters he reads about.
Immoral action: Cliff obtains tools and attempts to go on a murder spree.
Immoral consequence: Cliff murders someone and feels like his heroes, but is apprehended and is sent to prison.
Norm: You should not mislead others about who you really are.
Situation: George who is unemployed meets Elaine for the first time and Elaine asks George what he does for a living.
Intention: George wants to respond to Elaine's question.
Moral action: George tells Elaine that he is currently between jobs and living at home with his parents Estelle and Frank.
Moral consequence: Elaine is impressed that George has the moral fortitude required to admit a hard thing like that and gains respect for him.
Norm: You should not mislead others about who you really are.
Situation: George who is unemployed meets Elaine for the first time and Elaine asks George what he does for a living.
Intention: George wants to respond to Elaine's question.
Immoral action: George tells Elaine that he is an Architect at the firm Vandelay industries who mostly deal with importing latex.
Immoral consequence: Elaine later finds out that George was lying and feels violated and questions whether George might have been taking advantage of her.
Norm: It's rude to give unwanted advice.
Situation: Jen is explaining to Bill how her husband has been having some problems in the bedroom lately.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Jen's statement.
Moral action: Bill tells Jen that he understands it's tough and hopes that they get through it at some point.
Moral consequence: Jen feels supported by her friend and happy that she has a person she can tell her problems to.
Norm: It's rude to give unwanted advice.
Situation: Jen is explaining to Bill how her husband has been having some problems in the bedroom lately.
Intention: Bill wants to respond to Jen's statement.
Immoral action: Bill tells Jen that if only she dressed more provocatively that her husband might perform better in that area.
Immoral consequence: Jen is disturbed that Bill would even think of such things and is insulted at his insinuation that it's her fault for her husband's problem.
Norm: It is rude to call people names.
Situation: Jane and Jeff are having an argument over something they disagree on.
Intention: Jeff wants to convey his frustration with Jane's reasoning.
Moral action: Jeff points out the flaws in Jane's logic and asks her to reconsider her position.
Moral consequence: Jane give's Jeff's line of thinking new consideration before forming her final judgment.
Norm: It is rude to call people names.
Situation: Jane and Jeff are having an argument over something they disagree on.
Intention: Jeff wants to convey his frustration with Jane's reasoning.
Immoral action: Jeff calls Jane a complete moron for disagreeing with what Jeff is claiming.
Immoral consequence: Jane is hurt by Jeff's personal attack and refuses to listen to his explanations.
Norm: It's good to be generous to people.
Situation: Jim gets an unexpected windfall from a smart stock investment.
Intention: Jim wants to do something with his extra money.
Moral action: Jim sets up a charity to send underprivileged youth to college.
Moral consequence: Jim is given a humanitarian award by the city in which he lives.
Norm: It's good to be generous to people.
Situation: Jim gets an unexpected windfall from a smart stock investment.
Intention: Jim wants to do something with his extra money.
Immoral action: Jim buys some cocaine.
Immoral consequence: Jim gets busted and sent to jail.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with your teacher.
Situation: Maryanne has a crush on her English teacher.
Intention: Maryanne wants to be closer to her English teacher.
Moral action: Maryanne volunteers to help her English teacher grade papers.
Moral consequence: Maryanne becomes great friends with her teacher and their relationship is strictly platonic.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep with your teacher.
Situation: Maryanne has a crush on her English teacher.
Intention: Maryanne wants to be closer to her English teacher.
Immoral action: Maryanne sees her teacher at a restaurant and seduces him back to her place.
Immoral consequence: Maryanne's teacher is fired for having inappropriate relations with a student.
Norm: Nudity in front of children is wrong.
Situation: Sandy is babysitting when the young girl vomits on her, with the fluid seeping through her shirt and onto her bra.
Intention: Sandy needs to change her shirt quickly.
Moral action: Sandy went into the bathroom to wash off her shirt and bra.
Moral consequence: The girl's parents gave her extra money the next time she babysat to pay for a new shirt.