CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to sleep with your subordinates.
Situation: Susan asks John, who manages the office that Susan works at, out on a date right in front of the whole office.
Intention: John wants to respond to Susan's offer.
Immoral action: John tells Susan that he's always found her attractive and that he'd love to take her out and maybe more.
Immoral consequence: The other office workers are suddenly scared that Susan will jump ahead in status at work to their detriment.
Norm: It's nice to feed dogs.
Situation: Jon walks home from work everyday and passes by a vacant lot with stray dogs.
Intention: Jon wants to do something to help the dogs.
Moral action: Jon buys a bag of dog food and puts a little out in a bowl for the dogs every day when he walks past.
Moral consequence: Jon helps the dogs keep from going hungry and starving to death.
Norm: It's nice to feed dogs.
Situation: Jon walks home from work everyday and passes by a vacant lot with stray dogs.
Intention: Jon wants to do something to help the dogs.
Immoral action: Jon calls animal control about the stray dogs.
Immoral consequence: Jon is responsible for the dogs being euthanized because the animal shelter is overcrowded.
Norm: It's wrong to do something rude to a coworker.
Situation: Josh is eating lunch in the break room with his coworker with eczema Sarah.
Intention: Josh wants to interact with Sarah.
Moral action: Josh tells Sarah a funny story about work.
Moral consequence: Sarah and Josh become good friends.
Norm: It's wrong to do something rude to a coworker.
Situation: Josh is eating lunch in the break room with his coworker with eczema Sarah.
Intention: Josh wants to interact with Sarah.
Immoral action: Josh makes a joke about Sarah's eczema.
Immoral consequence: Sarah leaves the break room crying.
Norm: It's good to be kind to animals.
Situation: Sue's dog has been barking for hours, to the point where it has become a public nuisance.
Intention: Sue wants to get her dog to stop barking.
Moral action: Sue decides to take her dog outside for a walk, while the dog calms down and stops barking.
Moral consequence: Sue's dog is happy to go for a walk and is no longer agitated at all.
Norm: It's good to be kind to animals.
Situation: Sue's dog has been barking for hours, to the point where it has become a public nuisance.
Intention: Sue wants to get her dog to stop barking.
Immoral action: Sue screams at the dog to get it to stop barking, wildly flailing her arms until it stops barking.
Immoral consequence: Sue's dog becomes extremely frightened and hides in a corner.
Norm: It's wrong to take pleasure in bullying someone else.
Situation: Hank gets picked on and feels depressed.
Intention: Hank wants to feel better.
Moral action: Hank bands together with some other bullied students and resolves to not allow each other to be bullied.
Moral consequence: Hank and the students confront and overcome the bully.
Norm: It's wrong to take pleasure in bullying someone else.
Situation: Hank gets picked on and feels depressed.
Intention: Hank wants to feel better.
Immoral action: Hank bullies a younger classmate so he can feel strong.
Immoral consequence: Hank develops a habit for bullying and makes other students' lives miserable.
Norm: It is important to make others feel comfortable.
Situation: Dave is at a party when a new guest, Judy arrives who looks to be a little shy.
Intention: Dave wants to say something to Judy.
Moral action: Dave tells Judy that he's glad to meet her and that she can feel right at home with the people there.
Moral consequence: Judy feels relaxed and happy that she's being welcomed in so smoothly.
Norm: It is important to make others feel comfortable.
Situation: Dave is at a party when a new guest, Judy arrives who looks to be a little shy.
Intention: Dave wants to say something to Judy.
Immoral action: Dave tells Judy that she stands out like a sore thumb in an attempt to break the ice.
Immoral consequence: Judy feels embarrassed and shy about being the center of attention so suddenly.
Norm: It's wrong to hold a grudge over trivial matters.
Situation: Sam is a teacher, and he finds out his entire class cheated on a test to a minor extent.
Intention: Sam wants to hold his class responsible for breaking the rules.
Moral action: Sam decides to take 10 points off of everyone's grade and forgives his students.
Moral consequence: Sam's students accept what they did, learn their less, and are grateful to Sam.
Norm: It's wrong to hold a grudge over trivial matters.
Situation: Sam is a teacher, and he finds out his entire class cheated on a test to a minor extent.
Intention: Sam wants to hold his class responsible for breaking the rules.
Immoral action: Sam decides to fail all his students for the entire semester and decides he hates his class forever.
Immoral consequence: Sam's students think Sam is overreacting and protest the decision to Sam.
Norm: It's good to help prevent theft in your neighborhood.
Situation: Wayne's neighborhood has had a crime spree recently.
Intention: Wayne wants to protect his valuables.
Moral action: Wayne starts a neighborhood watch program and sets up some cameras.
Moral consequence: The thief is caught on camera and identified by witnesses, ending the crime spree.
Norm: It's good to help prevent theft in your neighborhood.
Situation: Wayne's neighborhood has had a crime spree recently.
Intention: Wayne wants to protect his valuables.
Immoral action: Wayne gets an alarm system and locks up his valuables.
Immoral consequence: Other houses without alarms are broken into and stolen from, hurting the owners.
Norm: You should not make a partner feel inadequate.
Situation: John,who has a PhD, is at a family dinner with his new girlfriend Martha who left college without a degree.
Intention: John wants to talk about himself and Martha.
Moral action: John tells stories about his time with Martha and holds Martha's hand.
Moral consequence: Martha feels loved and appreciated.
Norm: You should not make a partner feel inadequate.
Situation: John,who has a PhD, is at a family dinner with his new girlfriend Martha who left college without a degree.
Intention: John wants to talk about himself and Martha.
Immoral action: John brags about his PhD while making jokes about Martha's education status.
Immoral consequence: Marsha's self esteem lowers resulting in her crying.
Norm: You shouldn't kick someone in the nuts.
Situation: Ace is playing football and is approaching the player on the other team with the ball.
Intention: Ace wants to take down the player.
Moral action: Ace dives at the player and tackles him.
Moral consequence: The player is downed and Ace's team gets another chance to get the ball.
Norm: You shouldn't kick someone in the nuts.
Situation: Ace is playing football and is approaching the player on the other team with the ball.
Intention: Ace wants to take down the player.
Immoral action: Ace runs up to the player and kicks the person in the nuts.
Immoral consequence: The referee calls a foul and Ace's team loses yardage.
Norm: It is best to be humble about your victories.
Situation: Jon is running a marathon.
Intention: Jon wants to win.
Moral action: Jon wins and praises the other runners for their efforts in a tough race.
Moral consequence: Jon is seen as a graceful winner and good person.
Norm: It is best to be humble about your victories.
Situation: Jon is running a marathon.
Intention: Jon wants to win.
Immoral action: Jon wins and loudly gloats to the other runners.
Immoral consequence: Jon is seen as unsportsmanlike and no one wants to talk to him.
Norm: You should not kill animals.
Situation: John's dog starts barking at him when he gets home from work.
Intention: John wants the dog to be quiet.
Moral action: John pets his dog and gives it a treat.
Moral consequence: John's dog is happy and relaxed.
Norm: You should not kill animals.
Situation: John's dog starts barking at him when he gets home from work.
Intention: John wants the dog to be quiet.
Immoral action: John stabs his dog with a knife.
Immoral consequence: John's dog bleeds to death.
Norm: It's not okay to grab unsuspecting animals.
Situation: Shelly is at her friends house and sees her new rescue dog.
Intention: Shelly wants to pet the dog.
Moral action: After asking if she can pet the dog, the owner allows Shelly to pet the dog.
Moral consequence: Shelly feels good as she runs her fingers through the dogs hair.
Norm: It's not okay to grab unsuspecting animals.
Situation: Shelly is at her friends house and sees her new rescue dog.
Intention: Shelly wants to pet the dog.
Immoral action: Shelly pets the dog from behind.
Immoral consequence: Shelly startles the dog and is bitten.
Norm: It's hurtful to strike a family member.
Situation: Denise found out her child decided to go play outside instead of finishing her homework.
Intention: Denise wants to punish her child for breaking the rules.
Moral action: Denise talks to her child and tells her to go to her room as punishement.
Moral consequence: Denise's child feels the punishment is fair and talks to Denise about how she can be better.
Norm: It's hurtful to strike a family member.
Situation: Denise found out her child decided to go play outside instead of finishing her homework.
Intention: Denise wants to punish her child for breaking the rules.
Immoral action: Denise calls her child to her and spanks her for breaking the rules.
Immoral consequence: Denise's child cries and feels violated throughout the process.
Norm: It is good to come to a consensus.
Situation: John is leading a group project at work that has an important assignment.
Intention: John wants to finish the project.
Moral action: John holds a group meeting and uses his leadership to get useful input from every member.
Moral consequence: The project is a wild success and the group is rewarded for their efforts.
Norm: It is good to come to a consensus.
Situation: John is leading a group project at work that has an important assignment.
Intention: John wants to finish the project.
Immoral action: John speeds up the project by making executive decisions without input from the rest of the group.
Immoral consequence: The rest of the group resents John when the project does not meet expectations.
Norm: It's good to enjoy places in your local area.
Situation: Mary has a day off and makes a plan for herself.
Intention: Mary wants to visit a special place.
Moral action: Mary goes to the hiking trail near her home and hikes for two hours.
Moral consequence: Mary feels relaxed and happy having a nice place so close to her home.
Norm: It's good to enjoy places in your local area.
Situation: Mary has a day off and makes a plan for herself.
Intention: Mary wants to visit a special place.
Immoral action: Mary drives 50 miles to another town and visit their museum.
Immoral consequence: Mary feels very tired after the long drive.
Norm: It's good to keep others accountable for their actions
Situation: Ron is an accountability partner with Bill in their AA group.
Intention: Ron wants to be friends with Bill.
Moral action: Ron calls Bill every night when Bill admits stuggling with temptation after getting laid off.
Moral consequence: Ron helps Bill get through the rough patch and Bill is able to continue sobriety.
Norm: It's good to keep others accountable for their actions
Situation: Ron is an accountability partner with Bill in their AA group.
Intention: Ron wants to be friends with Bill.
Immoral action: Ron looks the other way when Bill talks about relapsing.
Immoral consequence: Bill is arrested for a DWI and Ron feels guilty.
Norm: It's bad to misuse email to harm someone else.
Situation: Betty is reviewing her department's Q2 sales performance numbers spreadsheet.
Intention: Betty wants to improve her department's apparent performance relative to her rival, Sara's, section.
Moral action: Betty sends a personal email to each of her people give personalized suggestions and encouragement.
Moral consequence: Betty's department works harder and improves their job performance in the next quarter.
Norm: It's bad to misuse email to harm someone else.
Situation: Betty is reviewing her department's Q2 sales performance numbers spreadsheet.
Intention: Betty wants to improve her department's apparent performance relative to her rival, Sara's, section.
Immoral action: Betty crafts a fake series of emails that make it appear that Sara is sabotaging Betty's team's sales numbers and shows it to her supervisor.
Immoral consequence: The supervisor adjusts Betty's numbers and fires Sara, Sara appeals, but there is no proof the emails were fake.
Norm: You shouldn't let minors drink alcohol.
Situation: Jake is at a gathering with his son when his son demands a drink.
Intention: Jake wants to give his son a drink.
Moral action: Jake goes to the punch bowl and gives his son some punch.
Moral consequence: Jake's son enjoys the punch.
Norm: You shouldn't let minors drink alcohol.
Situation: Jake is at a gathering with his son when his son demands a drink.
Intention: Jake wants to give his son a drink.
Immoral action: Jake hands his son a cup full of clear liquid that is on a table, which turns out to be alcohol.
Immoral consequence: Jake's son spits out the liquid as it tastes terrible.
Norm: It's wrong to be involved in organized crime.
Situation: John is in his usual Brooklyn hangout when some known Mafioso come in and ask John if he's willing to help them out with a task.
Intention: John wants to respond to the mafioso.
Moral action: John tells the mafioso that he respects him, but he cannot involve himself in such activities.
Moral consequence: John is allowed to continue his day and continues his crime free life  living happily.
Norm: It's wrong to be involved in organized crime.
Situation: John is in his usual Brooklyn hangout when some known Mafioso come in and ask John if he's willing to help them out with a task.
Intention: John wants to respond to the mafioso.
Immoral action: John tells the mafioso that he'd be glad to do a task as he's sure the mafia will repay him bigtime later.
Immoral consequence: john slowly becomes a criminal over crime doing worse and worse crimes until he goes to prison.
Norm: It is wrong to smoke around children.
Situation: Bill is home one afternoon with his young son Bob.
Intention: Bill wants to smoke a cigarette.
Moral action: Bill goes outside on the porch to smoke.
Moral consequence: Bob does not inhale any cigarette smoke and feels good all day.
Norm: It is wrong to smoke around children.
Situation: Bill is home one afternoon with his young son Bob.
Intention: Bill wants to smoke a cigarette.
Immoral action: Bill smokes a few cigarettes in the same room with Bob.
Immoral consequence: Bob gets sick from the cigarette smoke.
Norm: It is taboo to sleep with your cousin
Situation: Susie is attending a big family reunion and having a few drinks.
Intention: Susie wants to have sex with someone.
Moral action: Susie chats with one of the catering crew and goes home with him when he's finished working.
Moral consequence: Susie has a fun evening enjoying sex with her new found friend.
Norm: It is taboo to sleep with your cousin
Situation: Susie is attending a big family reunion and having a few drinks.
Intention: Susie wants to have sex with someone.
Immoral action: Susie invites her first cousin to come home with her for carnal relations.
Immoral consequence: Susie is blackballed by her family when they hear about her incestuous behavior.
Norm: It's bad to destroy property for no reason.
Situation: John asks to borrow his brother's luxury car that he received as a graduation gift from their parents because John doesn't have one since he didn't graduate.
Intention: John needs transportation, so he can take him and his friends on a trip to Vegas.
Moral action: John drives the car to transport himself and his friends to Vegas and returns it to his brother in perfect condition.
Moral consequence: John's brother is satisfied with the car's care and tells John he can borrow it anytime he needs it.
Norm: It's bad to destroy property for no reason.
Situation: John asks to borrow his brother's luxury car that he received as a graduation gift from their parents because John doesn't have one since he didn't graduate.
Intention: John needs transportation, so he can take him and his friends on a trip to Vegas.
Immoral action: John uses his brother's car for the trip but intentionally breaks the windshield out of jealousy.
Immoral consequence: John's brother is very upset  because it's expensive to repair, and he never lets John use the car again.
Norm: It's unhealthy to eat too much candy
Situation: Greg goes trick-or-treating and gets a large bag of candy.
Intention: Greg wants to enjoy his candy.
Moral action: Greg eats two or three pieces of candy after lunch daily.
Moral consequence: Greg enjoys his candy for several months.
Norm: It's unhealthy to eat too much candy
Situation: Greg goes trick-or-treating and gets a large bag of candy.
Intention: Greg wants to enjoy his candy.
Immoral action: Greg eats half of the bag of candy in two hours time.
Immoral consequence: Greg can't sleep all night and feels sick.
Norm: It is kind to say goodbye when you are leaving.
Situation: Joe is ready to leave the Christmas party.
Intention: Joe wants to make sure that everyone knows he is leaving.
Moral action: Joe excuses himself and thanks the host for having him.
Moral consequence: Joe leaves the party still respected by his peers.
Norm: It is kind to say goodbye when you are leaving.
Situation: Joe is ready to leave the Christmas party.
Intention: Joe wants to make sure that everyone knows he is leaving.
Immoral action: Joe knocks over the Christmas tree on the way out the door.
Immoral consequence: Everyone at the party is startled and glares angrily at Joe.
Norm: You should look your best for important events.
Situation: Susan is invited to her friend's wedding.
Intention: Susan wants to support her friend on a special day.
Moral action: Susan picks out a beautiful outfit to wear to the wedding.
Moral consequence: Susan takes many group pictures with her friend and makes good memories of a special day.
Norm: You should look your best for important events.
Situation: Susan is invited to her friend's wedding.
Intention: Susan wants to support her friend on a special day.
Immoral action: Susan shows up to the wedding hung over in clothes from the night before.
Immoral consequence: Susan's friend is hurt and says she ruined her special day.
Norm: It is rude to cuss around children.
Situation: Tom is at the park with his children hanging around with the parents of some other children.
Intention: Tom wants to impress some of the other parents at the park.
Moral action: Tom tells a funny story about one of his kids getting stuck in the mud.
Moral consequence: The other parents laugh and share similar stores, afterwards they invite Tom out to a family BBQ for the next weekend.
Norm: It is rude to cuss around children.
Situation: Tom is at the park with his children hanging around with the parents of some other children.
Intention: Tom wants to impress some of the other parents at the park.
Immoral action: Tom tells the other parents a vulgar story with lots of swear words.
Immoral consequence: The other children overhear and repeat some of the words, the other parents upset with Tom decide to shun him and go talk somewhere else without him.
Norm: You shouldn't kick things into your neighbor's yard.
Situation: Tom lives in an area with strong wind storms and trash has been blown everywhere.
Intention: Tom wants to remove large pieces of debris from the yard.
Moral action: Tom takes the time to collect the trash and throw it out himself.
Moral consequence: Tom feels like a more responsible person and good neighbor.
Norm: You shouldn't kick things into your neighbor's yard.
Situation: Tom lives in an area with strong wind storms and trash has been blown everywhere.
Intention: Tom wants to remove large pieces of debris from the yard.
Immoral action: Tom kicks the items over the property line into the neighbors yard.
Immoral consequence: Tom feels guilty for making more work for his neighbor.
Norm: It's encouraged you call the police for indecent exposure
Situation: Ann sees her neighbor sitting in their backyard just putting on an underwear.
Intention: Ann wants to react to her neighbor's behavior.
Moral action: Ann threatens her neighbor that she will report to the police if they continue the disgusting behavior.
Moral consequence: The neighbor feels sorry and agrees to put on pants while outside.
Norm: It's encouraged you call the police for indecent exposure
Situation: Ann sees her neighbor sitting in their backyard just putting on an underwear.
Intention: Ann wants to react to her neighbor's behavior.
Immoral action: Ann closes her blind in order not to see the neighbor.
Immoral consequence: The neighbor feels validated and continues to wear just an underwear while staying in their backyard.
Norm: It's wrong to do all the work in a relationship.
Situation: Pam and Oscar live together in an apartment.
Intention: Oscar wants the apartment to be maintained.
Moral action: Oscar and Pam divide up the daily tasks that they need to do.
Moral consequence: Oscar and Pam feel like they both contribute and are both happy.
Norm: It's wrong to do all the work in a relationship.
Situation: Pam and Oscar live together in an apartment.
Intention: Oscar wants the apartment to be maintained.
Immoral action: Oscar does all of the household chores while Pam does nothing.
Immoral consequence: Oscar gets upset with Pam at the unfair arrangement.
Norm: It's wrong to deceive your partner.
Situation: Dave wins money at the casino and comes home with a wad of cash which his wife Jane sees and asks him where he got it.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Jane's question.
Moral action: Dave tells Jane he was gambling, and he won it at the casino.
Moral consequence: Jane is not happy Dave was gambling but is happy he is telling her the truth.
Norm: It's wrong to deceive your partner.
Situation: Dave wins money at the casino and comes home with a wad of cash which his wife Jane sees and asks him where he got it.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Jane's question.
Immoral action: Dave tells Jane that he recently got a bonus from work but that for some reason they had to pay him in cash.
Immoral consequence: Jane is suspicious of Dave's explanation and doesn't trust him as much.
Norm: It's wrong to send someone too many messages.
Situation: Darcy is on vacation and misses her boyfriend.
Intention: Darcy wants to reconnect with her boyfriend.
Moral action: Darcy sends her boyfriend a thoughtful message letting him know she misses him.
Moral consequence: Darcy's boyfriend responds in kind, and they make plans for when she returns home.
Norm: It's wrong to send someone too many messages.
Situation: Darcy is on vacation and misses her boyfriend.
Intention: Darcy wants to reconnect with her boyfriend.
Immoral action: Darcy sends her boyfriend fifteen messages an hour and gets impatient.
Immoral consequence: Darcy's boyfriend breaks up with her for being too needy.
Norm: Refusing to help needy people is rude.
Situation: John receives a phone call asking him to donate to a local food bank.
Intention: John wants to respond to the caller.
Moral action: John pledges to donate $100 to the food bank.
Moral consequence: The food bank is able to provide food to all those in need.
Norm: Refusing to help needy people is rude.
Situation: John receives a phone call asking him to donate to a local food bank.
Intention: John wants to respond to the caller.
Immoral action: John refuses to donate and hangs up the phone.
Immoral consequence: The food bank falls short of its donation goal and needy people go hungry.
Norm: It's wrong to mistreat animals for any reason.
Situation: Jerry is hiking through the wilderness.
Intention: Jerry wants to take pictures of animals.
Moral action: Jerry connects his zoom lens on his camera and zooms in on a family of deer sleeping under a tree.
Moral consequence: Jerry creates a memory to hang on his wall.