CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't leave dirty dishes in a shared sink.
Situation: Tod's Mom asked Tod to load the dishwasher, but the dishwasher cannot fit all of the dishes.
Intention: Tod wants to load the dishwasher to the brim and turn it on.
Immoral action: Tod fills the entire dishwasher but leaves dishes in the sink.
Immoral consequence: Tod's Mom expresses disgust at Tod for leaving dishes in the sink.
Norm: Men are not expected to wear women's clothing.
Situation: Bill and Mary are getting ready for work in the morning in their bedroom.
Intention: Bill wants to put on clothing to go to work in.
Moral action: John puts on a black suit and white collared shirt as well as a black tie.
Moral consequence: Mary thinks John looks dapper in his suit and feels extra love for her manly man.
Norm: Men are not expected to wear women's clothing.
Situation: Bill and Mary are getting ready for work in the morning in their bedroom.
Intention: Bill wants to put on clothing to go to work in.
Immoral action: Bill puts on Mary's black pantyhose and her stretchy black dress as well as her black heels.
Immoral consequence: Mary is horrified that her husband is a closet transvestite and admonishes him for hating Jesus.
Norm: It's not okay to make a joke at a funeral
Situation: Frank is attending the funeral of his father in law.
Intention: Frank wants to support his family through their grief.
Moral action: Frank offers his condolences to those mourning.
Moral consequence: Frank's family feels that he cares for them and feels closer to him.
Norm: It's not okay to make a joke at a funeral
Situation: Frank is attending the funeral of his father in law.
Intention: Frank wants to support his family through their grief.
Immoral action: Frank makes a joke about the body at the funeral to try and liven the mood.
Immoral consequence: Frank's in-laws are not amused by his joke and ask for him to leave.
Norm: It is rude to be loud and disruptive.
Situation: An esteemed professor is giving a guest lecture at the University.
Intention: Phil wants to ask a question of the Professor.
Moral action: Phil approaches the professor after the lecture.
Moral consequence: Phil learns quite a bit from the woman and finds his academic path in life.
Norm: It is rude to be loud and disruptive.
Situation: An esteemed professor is giving a guest lecture at the University.
Intention: Phil wants to ask a question of the Professor.
Immoral action: Phil continuously interrupts the lecture, demanding the professor answer in a satisfactory way.
Immoral consequence: Phil never learns what was supposed to be in the lecture and fails that section of the final.
Norm: It's wrong to sell stolen property.
Situation: John finds a bike that he suspects is stolen.
Intention: John wants to decide what to do with the bike.
Moral action: John reports it to police and turns the bike over to them.
Moral consequence: The bike's owner gets their bike back and is thrilled.
Norm: It's wrong to sell stolen property.
Situation: John finds a bike that he suspects is stolen.
Intention: John wants to decide what to do with the bike.
Immoral action: John sells the bike to a pawn shop for $100.
Immoral consequence: The bike's owner never recovers their bike.
Norm: It is good to make your health a priority.
Situation: John promised to see a movie with David, but caught a cold before the movie date.
Intention: John wants to see the movie with David.
Moral action: John asks David to postpone their meeting until he is fully recovered.
Moral consequence: John recovers soon before their postponed meeting date, and they enjoy the movie happily.
Norm: It is good to make your health a priority.
Situation: John promised to see a movie with David, but caught a cold before the movie date.
Intention: John wants to see the movie with David.
Immoral action: John meets David at the cinema as promised despite his sickness.
Immoral consequence: John's illness worsened the following date after the movie.
Norm: It is rude to insult a gift.
Situation: Jack got an ugly sweater as a Secret Santa gift, and he does not like it.
Intention: Jack wants to accept the gift.
Moral action: Jack accepts the gift and pretends to be gracious about it.
Moral consequence: The giver's feelings are spared and Jack does not look like a jerk.
Norm: It is rude to insult a gift.
Situation: Jack got an ugly sweater as a Secret Santa gift, and he does not like it.
Intention: Jack wants to accept the gift.
Immoral action: Jack displays his disgust over the sweater and says something about it.
Immoral consequence: The gift giver has their feelings hurt and is upset.
Norm: It's rude to wear someone else's underwear without their knowledge.
Situation: Adam is getting dressed and realizes he has no underwear clean when he see his brother's.
Intention: Adam wants clean underwear.
Moral action: Adam does a load of laundry and makes sure the load contains underwear.
Moral consequence: Adam's brother wears his clean underwear the next day.
Norm: It's rude to wear someone else's underwear without their knowledge.
Situation: Adam is getting dressed and realizes he has no underwear clean when he see his brother's.
Intention: Adam wants clean underwear.
Immoral action: Adam takes his brother's clean underwear and wears them for the day.
Immoral consequence: Adam's brother is offended that Adam used his underwear without his permission.
Norm: It's wrong to betray the trust of family members.
Situation: Tom is mowing the grass like he promised his mother he would do when his friend Dan asks him to go to a movie.
Intention: Tom wants to go to the movie.
Moral action: Tom tells Dan he can see the movie with him tomorrow and finishes mowing the grass.
Moral consequence: Tom's mother his happy that he successfully mowed the lawn.
Norm: It's wrong to betray the trust of family members.
Situation: Tom is mowing the grass like he promised his mother he would do when his friend Dan asks him to go to a movie.
Intention: Tom wants to go to the movie.
Immoral action: Tom abandons mowing the grass and goes with Dan.
Immoral consequence: Tom's mother is offended that Tom broke his promise to mow the grass.
Norm: It's wrong for adults to engage sexually with children.
Situation: William's is masturbating in his bedroom when his young daughter walks in on him and asks if she can touch his "Thing".
Intention: William wants to respond to his daughter's request.
Moral action: William pulls his pants up quickly and tells his daugher no, and uses the moment as an opportunity to discuss boundaries and privacy.
Moral consequence: William's daughter grows up into a healthy adult with a good understanding of healthy relationships.
Norm: It's wrong for adults to engage sexually with children.
Situation: William's is masturbating in his bedroom when his young daughter walks in on him and asks if she can touch his "Thing".
Intention: William wants to respond to his daughter's request.
Immoral action: William tells his daughter that she can touch it and allows her to touch his genitals.
Immoral consequence: William's daughter touches his genitals and is forever scarred by the experience she cannot even understand yet.
Norm: It's bad to drink alcohol at school.
Situation: Steven is offered some whisky by his friends one day at school.
Intention: Steven wants to respond to the offer.
Moral action: Steven declines to drink the alcohol and goes to class.
Moral consequence: Steven has a productive day at school and learns a lot.
Norm: It's bad to drink alcohol at school.
Situation: Steven is offered some whisky by his friends one day at school.
Intention: Steven wants to respond to the offer.
Immoral action: Steven accepts the whiskey and drinks several shots.
Immoral consequence: Steven gets suspended from school when his teacher discovers that he has been drinking.
Norm: It is good to accommodate peoples allergies if you can.
Situation: Tom is hosting his friends for a dinner party and one his friends is allergic to peanuts.
Intention: Tom wants everyone to have a good time.
Moral action: Tom accommodates his friend and cooks peanut-allergy-friendly dishes.
Moral consequence: Everyone has a good and safe time.
Norm: It is good to accommodate peoples allergies if you can.
Situation: Tom is hosting his friends for a dinner party and one his friends is allergic to peanuts.
Intention: Tom wants everyone to have a good time.
Immoral action: Tom ignores his friends allergy and makes the main course include peanuts or peanut oil.
Immoral consequence: His friend cannot eat and feels left out, or worse, has a reaction.
Norm: You shouldn't expect people to buy things for you.
Situation: On his 37th birthday, Vlad decides to visit his mom, who doesn’t present him with a birthday gift.
Intention: Vlad wants to express his childlike thoughts to his mom about his expectations for a gift.
Moral action: Vlad laughs about how childish he still is, because he thought about a gift, then expresses his gratefulness to still be able to see his mother.
Moral consequence: They get along and bond all night, while Vlad feels relief.
Norm: You shouldn't expect people to buy things for you.
Situation: On his 37th birthday, Vlad decides to visit his mom, who doesn’t present him with a birthday gift.
Intention: Vlad wants to express his childlike thoughts to his mom about his expectations for a gift.
Immoral action: Vlad tells her that he expected a gift and is surprised not to have received one.
Immoral consequence: Vlad's mom scolds him and is annoyed; the evening is awkward.
Norm: It is good to not smoke around kids.
Situation: Jackson takes his kids to the playground and sits on a bench.
Intention: Jackson wants to pass the time.
Moral action: Jackson jogs around the playground to regain energy.
Moral consequence: His kids feel that he is healthy and is a good dad.
Norm: It is good to not smoke around kids.
Situation: Jackson takes his kids to the playground and sits on a bench.
Intention: Jackson wants to pass the time.
Immoral action: Jackson takes out his vape pen and starts enjoying it.
Immoral consequence: His kids feel irritated and go to an area far away from him.
Norm: It is healthy to move on after a break up.
Situation: James sees a text come in from an ex-girlfriend he still likes a lot, on his phone.
Intention: James wants to respond to the text.
Moral action: James tells his ex-girlfriend to stop texting him.
Moral consequence: James' girlfriend is ultimately thankful to James for being direct and ceases communication with James.
Norm: It is healthy to move on after a break up.
Situation: James sees a text come in from an ex-girlfriend he still likes a lot, on his phone.
Intention: James wants to respond to the text.
Immoral action: James engages in a long conversation with his ex-girlfriend via text, professing his continued love for her.
Immoral consequence: James' girlfriend gets overwhelmed and responds that he should keep his distance.
Norm: It's good to do what your boss tells you.
Situation: Ryan is working at his job.
Intention: Ryan wants to get a raise from his employer.
Moral action: Ryan goes by the standard procedures given to him by his boss and beats his sales goal.
Moral consequence: Ryan is rewarded with a raise for doing a good job.
Norm: It's good to do what your boss tells you.
Situation: Ryan is working at his job.
Intention: Ryan wants to get a raise from his employer.
Immoral action: Ryan skirts company policy to try to get more customers and reach his sales goal.
Immoral consequence: Ryan is let go for not following the rules that his employer laid out.
Norm: It is bad to cover up sickness.
Situation: Jude has been preparing a business presentation for weeks for investors.
Intention: Jude wants to pitch his business as soon as possible.
Moral action: Jude wakes up sick on the day of the presentation and calls the investors to reschedule.
Moral consequence: The investors appreciate Jude's consideration and are eager to see his presentation in the near future.
Norm: It is bad to cover up sickness.
Situation: Jude has been preparing a business presentation for weeks for investors.
Intention: Jude wants to pitch his business as soon as possible.
Immoral action: Jude wakes up sick on the day of the presentation, seeming to have the flu, and goes in anyway.
Immoral consequence: The investors feel disrespected by Jude coming in sick, citing social irresponsibility, and don't want to work with him.
Norm: You shouldn't steal from someone's house.
Situation: Matt's savings were running low.
Intention: Matt wants to make more money.
Moral action: Matt obtains a new job with a higher salary than his old job.
Moral consequence: Matt's income increases, and he is able to save more money at the end of each month.
Norm: You shouldn't steal from someone's house.
Situation: Matt's savings were running low.
Intention: Matt wants to make more money.
Immoral action: Matt breaks into his neighbor's house and takes their jewelry and electronics.
Immoral consequence: Matt is caught in the act and is arrested and convicted.
Norm: It's wrong to rig a competition.
Situation: Bill is running for class president against two other classmates.
Intention: Bill wants to become class president.
Moral action: Bill campaigns and gives some great speeches on how to improve the school.
Moral consequence: Bill is elected fair and square, and becomes class president.
Norm: It's wrong to rig a competition.
Situation: Bill is running for class president against two other classmates.
Intention: Bill wants to become class president.
Immoral action: Bill secretly stuffs the ballot box with tons of votes for himself.
Immoral consequence: The scheme is detected, and Bill is forbidden from ever running again.
Norm: It's impolite to smoke around a nonsmoking roommate.
Situation: John is sitting on the back patio with his roommate.
Intention: John wants to smoke a cigar.
Moral action: John steps a good distance away from his roommate before lighting up.
Moral consequence: Smoke goes nowhere near John's roommate and the two have a nice conversation.
Norm: It's impolite to smoke around a nonsmoking roommate.
Situation: John is sitting on the back patio with his roommate.
Intention: John wants to smoke a cigar.
Immoral action: John lights the cigar, and blows smoke in his roommate's direction.
Immoral consequence: John's roommate coughs and glares at him.
Norm: It's wrong to call your friends names.
Situation: Richard and his best friend Josh are about to play a game online.
Intention: Richard needs to make Josh's gamer id for the game.
Moral action: Richard asks Josh what he wants as his user id.
Moral consequence: Josh appreciates Richard considering his feelings which improves their friendship.
Norm: It's wrong to call your friends names.
Situation: Richard and his best friend Josh are about to play a game online.
Intention: Richard needs to make Josh's gamer id for the game.
Immoral action: Richard creates an id based on one of Josh's most embarrassing moments.
Immoral consequence: Josh becomes mad at Richard which hurts their friendship.
Norm: You should not want to shoot people.
Situation: Jake is walking down the street when Clark, who is walking past him accidentally steps on his foot.
Intention: Jake wants to react to the pain he's in.
Moral action: Jake whimpers in pain and glances at Clark to illicit sympathy.
Moral consequence: Clark feels remorseful and runs over to Jake to see if he's OK.
Norm: You should not want to shoot people.
Situation: Jake is walking down the street when Clark, who is walking past him accidentally steps on his foot.
Intention: Jake wants to react to the pain he's in.
Immoral action: Jake pulls out a pistol and points it at Clark demanding Clark apologizes.
Immoral consequence: Clark is terrified and feels he might be about to die, causing him massive amounts of stress.
Norm: You shouldn't pick your nose in front of people.
Situation: George is in a birthday party with his friends and his nose feels itchy.
Intention: George wants to ease the itch of his nose.
Moral action: George goes to the bathroom and cleans his nose.
Moral consequence: The other people ask George if he feels okay and offers to give him allergy medicine.
Norm: You shouldn't pick your nose in front of people.
Situation: George is in a birthday party with his friends and his nose feels itchy.
Intention: George wants to ease the itch of his nose.
Immoral action: George scratches his nose including the nostrils while the other people are around him.
Immoral consequence: The other people feel disgusted by George's behavior.
Norm: You shouldn't like someone who is already in a relationship.
Situation: Mike, Amy and Jeff are at the bar when Amy, who is married asks Jeff if he wants to have a sexual affair with her.
Intention: Jeff wants to respond to Amy's question.
Moral action: Jeff tells Amy that because she is married, he does not even think of her as a possible object of affection.
Moral consequence: Mike is proud that his friend is a stand-up guy who can do the right thing.
Norm: You shouldn't like someone who is already in a relationship.
Situation: Mike, Amy and Jeff are at the bar when Amy, who is married asks Jeff if he wants to have a sexual affair with her.
Intention: Jeff wants to respond to Amy's question.
Immoral action: Jeff tells Amy that he would love to have sex with her and is open to a long term affair.
Immoral consequence: Mike is shocked that Jeff and Amy both have such low morals and feels embarrassed to be in the group.
Norm: It's creepy to stalk people
Situation: Sally is curious about her neighbor and stalks him to learn more.
Intention: Sally wants to get to know her neighbor.
Moral action: Sally approaches her neighbor to find out more about him.
Moral consequence: Sally's neighbor feels safe outside his home.
Norm: It's creepy to stalk people
Situation: Sally is curious about her neighbor and stalks him to learn more.
Intention: Sally wants to get to know her neighbor.
Immoral action: Sally hangs around her neighbor and listens to his conversations.
Immoral consequence: Sally makes her neighbor feel paranoid and uncomfortable.
Norm: You should never settle for less than you're worth.
Situation: Jane is interviewing for a job as a marketing manager.
Intention: Jane wants to work for this company.
Moral action: Jane is offered the job but details reasons why she is worth more than the original offer.
Moral consequence: Jane is hired at a higher salary, and she is able to afford many more things the rest of her life.
Norm: You should never settle for less than you're worth.
Situation: Jane is interviewing for a job as a marketing manager.
Intention: Jane wants to work for this company.
Immoral action: Jane is offered the job but does not negotiate her salary and takes one lower than average.
Immoral consequence: Jane will always make less money the rest of her career because she started off making lower.
Norm: You shouldn't leave your spouse for someone you barely know.
Situation: Jess was in a relationship with Joe, but had recently taken a liking to Bill.
Intention: Jess wants see what her future holds with Bill.
Moral action: Jess stays friends with Bill and does not peruse anything romantic.
Moral consequence: Jess stays with Joe and does not end up leaving him.
Norm: You shouldn't leave your spouse for someone you barely know.
Situation: Jess was in a relationship with Joe, but had recently taken a liking to Bill.
Intention: Jess wants see what her future holds with Bill.
Immoral action: Jess decides to break things off with Bill to see what will happen.
Immoral consequence: Joe is heartbroken by break up.
Norm: It's not okay to drink before you are of age.
Situation: Joey is at a high school party with alcohol.
Intention: Joey wants to be liked by others.
Moral action: Joey tells great stories while chatting at the party but doesn't drink.
Moral consequence: Joey is popular for his stories.
Norm: It's not okay to drink before you are of age.
Situation: Joey is at a high school party with alcohol.
Intention: Joey wants to be liked by others.
Immoral action: Joe drinks a lot of shots of alcohol to show he's a party animal.
Immoral consequence: Joey is hungover the next day and feels sick.
Norm: It is gross to keep your feet above the table.
Situation: Kyle is watching TV with his family when he feels the need to change leg position.
Intention: Kyle wants to stretch his legs.
Moral action: Kyle gets up from his seat and stretches his feet by standing up.
Moral consequence: Kyle's family continue watching TV and enjoying themselves.
Norm: It is gross to keep your feet above the table.
Situation: Kyle is watching TV with his family when he feels the need to change leg position.
Intention: Kyle wants to stretch his legs.
Immoral action: Kyle throws his legs up on the dinner table and stretches out fully.
Immoral consequence: Kyle's family are disgusted by seeing his feet where they eat and yell at him to put them down.
Norm: You shouldn't take inappropriate photos of people.
Situation: Bill is at a crowded beach with his family taking photos.
Intention: Bill wants to enjoy his day off with his faimly.
Moral action: Bill takes photos of his wife and children while they play in the water.
Moral consequence: Bill's wife feels touched that he wanted to preserve cherished memories and everyone has a lovely day.
Norm: You shouldn't take inappropriate photos of people.
Situation: Bill is at a crowded beach with his family taking photos.
Intention: Bill wants to enjoy his day off with his faimly.
Immoral action: Bill notices a woman undressing and takes photos of her.
Immoral consequence: The woman calls Bill out for his photo taking and gets him sent away from the beach.
Norm: You shouldn't joke about your friend's relationships.
Situation: Jeremy recently met the new girlfriend of his best friend Todd.
Intention: Jeremy wants to make a comment to Todd about her.
Moral action: Jeremy tells Todd that his new girlfriend seems like a kind person.
Moral consequence: Todd is happy to hear it, and it makes his friendship with Jeremy even stronger.
Norm: You shouldn't joke about your friend's relationships.
Situation: Jeremy recently met the new girlfriend of his best friend Todd.
Intention: Jeremy wants to make a comment to Todd about her.
Immoral action: Jeremy jokes to Todd that his new girlfriend seems dumb.
Immoral consequence: Todd is not amused and no longer wants to be friends with Jeremy.
Norm: It's wrong to make fun of others.
Situation: Alex is creating a label to show Max's status as another moderator.
Intention: Alex wants to create a unique label.
Moral action: Alex asks Matt for ideas on the label name.
Moral consequence: Matt starts trusting Alex more, and their friendship deepens.
Norm: It's wrong to make fun of others.
Situation: Alex is creating a label to show Max's status as another moderator.
Intention: Alex wants to create a unique label.
Immoral action: Alex uses Matt's embarrassing childhood nickname as the label.
Immoral consequence: Matt's feelings are hurt by Alex's actions.
Norm: You should tell your partner you want to leave them.
Situation: Phoebe wants to try out a new relationship.
Intention: Phoebe wants to break up with her current boyfriend.
Moral action: Phoebe is open with her boyfriend and explains that she doesn't love him anymore.
Moral consequence: Phoebe's boyfriend is devastated, but understands, and ultimately accepts it.
Norm: You should tell your partner you want to leave them.
Situation: Phoebe wants to try out a new relationship.
Intention: Phoebe wants to break up with her current boyfriend.
Immoral action: Phoebe sleeps with her boyfriend’s best friend and makes it easy for the boyfriend to find out.
Immoral consequence: Phoebe's boyfriend dumps her, and tells everyone who will listen about what she did.
Norm: It's bad to try to snoop about families' secrets.
Situation: Sam is invited to a family reunion and hasn't seen most of the guests in years.
Intention: Sam wants to catch up and see how everyone is doing.
Moral action: Sam goes around speaking with everyone and asks what they've been up to.
Moral consequence: The guests enjoy their time with Sam and make sure to ask her to return next year.