CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't copy other people.
Situation: Robbie is about to perform at the school talent show but hasn't prepared any particular act.
Intention: Robbie wants to give a good performance.
Immoral action: Robbie attempts to copy the exact song and dance routine of the participant before him.
Immoral consequence: Robbie does a poor job and the crowd isn't impressed by his lackluster imitation.
Norm: You shouldn't delete things on your friend's phone.
Situation: Shawna has her friend Lacy's phone and is feeling mischievous.
Intention: Shawna wants to play a prank on Lacy.
Moral action: Shawna takes pictures to put into Lacy's phone.
Moral consequence: Lacy will be amused because she can delete the pictures Shawna added.
Norm: You shouldn't delete things on your friend's phone.
Situation: Shawna has her friend Lacy's phone and is feeling mischievous.
Intention: Shawna wants to play a prank on Lacy.
Immoral action: Shawna erases pictures that she finds on Lacy's phone.
Immoral consequence: Lacy will become upset because the pictures will be lost forever.
Norm: It's wrong to have a threesome.
Situation: Vaughn has been with his girlfriend for a few years and their sex life has become boring.
Intention: Vaughn wants to spice up their sex life.
Moral action: Vaughn comes up with the idea to start role playing during sex.
Moral consequence: Vaughn's partner is excited by the change in their normal routine.
Norm: It's wrong to have a threesome.
Situation: Vaughn has been with his girlfriend for a few years and their sex life has become boring.
Intention: Vaughn wants to spice up their sex life.
Immoral action: Vaughn convinces his partner to engage in a sexual act involving a third person.
Immoral consequence: Vaughn's partner regrets what they did and the relationship feels less special to her.
Norm: It's not okay to ruin a special occasion.
Situation: John has arrived an Melinda's party.
Intention: John wants to make a splash so people will notice him.
Moral action: John bursts in the door and starts singing Happy Birthday at the top of his lungs.
Moral consequence: Everyone notices him and laughs.
Norm: It's not okay to ruin a special occasion.
Situation: John has arrived an Melinda's party.
Intention: John wants to make a splash so people will notice him.
Immoral action: John bursts in the door and knocks over the cake.
Immoral consequence: Everyone at the party notices him, but they are mad at him.
Norm: It is wrong to stab people.
Situation: Silas is pretending to be a hero fighting against his evil friend Danny on the playground, and Silas grabs a plastic sword from the ground.
Intention: Silas wants to defeat his friend.
Moral action: Silas points his sword into the air says the words to banish Danny into another world.
Moral consequence: Silas is praised by Danny for remembering the correct words.
Norm: It is wrong to stab people.
Situation: Silas is pretending to be a hero fighting against his evil friend Danny on the playground, and Silas grabs a plastic sword from the ground.
Intention: Silas wants to defeat his friend.
Immoral action: Silas thrusts his sword against Danny's chest.
Immoral consequence: Silas mother grounds him after Danny falls onto the ground bruising his ankle.
Norm: You shouldn't abandon your kids.
Situation: John is at home with his four year old kids after a very long work week and needs to de-stress.
Intention: John wants to go on vacation.
Moral action: John takes his kids to Disney World and relaxes for a week there.
Moral consequence: John's kids have a great time and no harm comes to them.
Norm: You shouldn't abandon your kids.
Situation: John is at home with his four year old kids after a very long work week and needs to de-stress.
Intention: John wants to go on vacation.
Immoral action: John packs his suitcase and heads to the airport alone for a one week getaway to Costa Rica.
Immoral consequence: John's kids don't know how to look after themselves and starve to death.
Norm: You shouldn't sneak up on people.
Situation: Martin just got home from work.
Intention: Martin wants to talk to Rachel.
Moral action: Martin calls out to Rachel, and she turns and see him.
Moral consequence: They talk and have fun.
Norm: You shouldn't sneak up on people.
Situation: Martin just got home from work.
Intention: Martin wants to talk to Rachel.
Immoral action: Martin comes up behind Rachel and scares her.
Immoral consequence: Rachel spills her drink and is yells at Martin angrily.
Norm: It is wrong to let your kids friend kiss you.
Situation: Betty's daughter's friends are at the door and want to know if she can play.
Intention: Betty wants to greet them.
Moral action: Betty says, "hello", and welcomes them inside.
Moral consequence: The kids have fun with their friend.
Norm: It is wrong to let your kids friend kiss you.
Situation: Betty's daughter's friends are at the door and want to know if she can play.
Intention: Betty wants to greet them.
Immoral action: Betty gives the kids a hug and one of them kisses her.
Immoral consequence: The other kids tell their mom that Betty was kissing their friend, and she gets reported to child protective services.
Norm: It's unethical to steal someone else's property.
Situation: Macy,a poor woman, is cleaning her wealthy clients bathroom when she notices a purple eye shadow pallet stacked underneath twenty other pallets.
Intention: Macy wants the eyeshadow pallet.
Moral action: Macy looks up the pallet on an online marketplace and orders a lightly used pallet for cheap.
Moral consequence: Macy buys more makeup from that seller in the future.
Norm: It's unethical to steal someone else's property.
Situation: Macy,a poor woman, is cleaning her wealthy clients bathroom when she notices a purple eye shadow pallet stacked underneath twenty other pallets.
Intention: Macy wants the eyeshadow pallet.
Immoral action: Macy slips the eyeshadow pallet into the pocket of her pants and takes it home with her.
Immoral consequence: Macy is fired when her employers see the security footage of her stealing the pallet.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep outside since there are bugs out there.
Situation: James went to visit his cousin, who lived in an area with lots of ticks.
Intention: James wants to have fun with his cousin.
Moral action: James proposes going to a local water park for the day.
Moral consequence: James and his cousin have a great time going down all the water slides and other rides.
Norm: You shouldn't sleep outside since there are bugs out there.
Situation: James went to visit his cousin, who lived in an area with lots of ticks.
Intention: James wants to have fun with his cousin.
Immoral action: James proposed camping outside, under the stars, after a long hike in the woods.
Immoral consequence: James and his cousin both come home covered with potentially Lyme Disease-ridden ticks.
Norm: It's bad to be careless with your possessions.
Situation: Val is at the skating rink and has a purse with her she can't bring onto the ice.
Intention: Val wants to put her purse somewhere.
Moral action: Val rents a locker and puts her purse in the locker.
Moral consequence: Val's purse is secure in the locker.
Norm: It's bad to be careless with your possessions.
Situation: Val is at the skating rink and has a purse with her she can't bring onto the ice.
Intention: Val wants to put her purse somewhere.
Immoral action: Val puts her purse on an open bench.
Immoral consequence: Val's purse can be stolen by someone at the rink.
Norm: It's wrong to deliberately incite other people on the internet.
Situation: Collin notices that his friend's social media post expresses political opinions that differ from his own.
Intention: Collin wants to respond to his friend's post.
Moral action: Collin comments his friend's post with a genuine question about their beliefs.
Moral consequence: Collin's friend responds to the question thoughtfully and diplomatically.
Norm: It's wrong to deliberately incite other people on the internet.
Situation: Collin notices that his friend's social media post expresses political opinions that differ from his own.
Intention: Collin wants to respond to his friend's post.
Immoral action: Collin attacks the post and everyone who agrees with his friend.
Immoral consequence: Collin's friend is aggravated and blocks him from his profile.
Norm: You shouldn't be a burglar.
Situation: Mike hangs out with a group of friends who decide one night to rob a rich man's house that lives near them.
Intention: Mike wants to keep his friends.
Moral action: Mike declines to go with his friends and stays clear of the entire situation in case it goes badly.
Moral consequence: Mike's friends stay friends with him and Mike continues to live an honest and productive life.
Norm: You shouldn't be a burglar.
Situation: Mike hangs out with a group of friends who decide one night to rob a rich man's house that lives near them.
Intention: Mike wants to keep his friends.
Immoral action: Mike joins his friends, helps to break into the rich man's house, and takes a lot of stuff from him.
Immoral consequence: The rich man is furious that his house was broken into and Mike turns to a life of crime.
Norm: It's not okay to be careless with things.
Situation: Brett, who has trouble keeping track of things, just got an expensive new phone and is outside at the park playing with it.
Intention: Brett wants to take a quick walk.
Moral action: Brett puts the phone in his pocket and walks around the park, then sits back down.
Moral consequence: Brett keeps his phone while getting his exercise and enjoys the phone for a long time to come.
Norm: It's not okay to be careless with things.
Situation: Brett, who has trouble keeping track of things, just got an expensive new phone and is outside at the park playing with it.
Intention: Brett wants to take a quick walk.
Immoral action: Brett puts his phone down on a bench and takes a quick lap around the park for exercise.
Immoral consequence: Someone else sees the phone and takes it, and Brett is dejected that he lost his phone.
Norm: You shouldn't give kids Adderall if they aren't prescribed it.
Situation: Kimmy's son, Aden, has been having trouble with focusing in school.
Intention: Kimmy wants to help Aden focus.
Moral action: Kimmy takes Aden to a child psychologist.
Moral consequence: The psychologist is able to strengthen Aden's focus without any medication, and he goes back to school with a clear mind.
Norm: You shouldn't give kids Adderall if they aren't prescribed it.
Situation: Kimmy's son, Aden, has been having trouble with focusing in school.
Intention: Kimmy wants to help Aden focus.
Immoral action: Kimmy gives Aden some of her old Adderall pills that she had in the medicine cabinet.
Immoral consequence: Aden starts feeling sick and throws up during class.
Norm: It is good when couples help each other out.
Situation: Olive has just gotten home from work while her wife Amy has been taking care of their infant son all day.
Intention: Olive wants to relax.
Moral action: Olive tells Amy that she'll take a bath with their son and take a nap with him.
Moral consequence: Amy is glad to have some time for herself after a long day, and Olive gets to play with their baby in the bath.
Norm: It is good when couples help each other out.
Situation: Olive has just gotten home from work while her wife Amy has been taking care of their infant son all day.
Intention: Olive wants to relax.
Immoral action: Olive asks Amy if she can cook dinner while Olive takes a long bath on her own.
Immoral consequence: Amy glares at Olive and tells her she needs to help out with taking care of their baby, and the two get into a fight.
Norm: It's rude to talk with your mouth full.
Situation: Finn was sitting in the cafeteria at school with his friends.
Intention: Finn wants to eat his food.
Moral action: Finn starts to eat his food and chews with his mouth closed.
Moral consequence: Finn and his friends eat their food and talk outside afterwards.
Norm: It's rude to talk with your mouth full.
Situation: Finn was sitting in the cafeteria at school with his friends.
Intention: Finn wants to eat his food.
Immoral action: Finn puts his sandwich in his mouth and chews it with his mouth wide open.
Immoral consequence: Finn's friends are disgusted and no one wants to sit near him.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat by looking at someone else's work.
Situation: Alvin's test anxiety paralyzes his mind making him unable to focus, and the student with the best score in his class is sitting beside him.
Intention: Alvin wants to complete his test.
Moral action: Alvin closes his eyes and does deep breathing exercises until he calms down enough to focus.
Moral consequence: Alvin learns to repeat the exercises for all of his tests in the future.
Norm: It's wrong to cheat by looking at someone else's work.
Situation: Alvin's test anxiety paralyzes his mind making him unable to focus, and the student with the best score in his class is sitting beside him.
Intention: Alvin wants to complete his test.
Immoral action: Alvin peers at his classmates test copying all of his answers.
Immoral consequence: Alvin fails the test when his teacher catches him.
Norm: It's disrespectful to destroy other people's property
Situation: Iris is playing Ark Survival Evolved on Max's xbox, and her house is destroyed by invaders.
Intention: Iris wants to express her frustrations.
Moral action: Iris pulls out her phone making an angry tweet about the incident on Twitter.
Moral consequence: Iris becomes well known in the Ark community as her tweet becomes a meme among players.
Norm: It's disrespectful to destroy other people's property
Situation: Iris is playing Ark Survival Evolved on Max's xbox, and her house is destroyed by invaders.
Intention: Iris wants to express her frustrations.
Immoral action: Iris slams down her remote onto the table hard enough to crack it.
Immoral consequence: Iris has to buy a new remote for her friend.
Norm: People are expected to make sure their pets are safe.
Situation: Peter has just adopted a tiny gerbil whom he's very fond of.
Intention: Peter wants his gerbil to enjoy the outdoors.
Moral action: Peter builds a protective enclosure outside for the gerbil and puts him there.
Moral consequence: The gerbil enjoys the warm outdoors and Peter is happy too.
Norm: People are expected to make sure their pets are safe.
Situation: Peter has just adopted a tiny gerbil whom he's very fond of.
Intention: Peter wants his gerbil to enjoy the outdoors.
Immoral action: Peter puts his gerbil on the back yard grass and watches him.
Immoral consequence: A bird quickly comes and snatches the gerbil and Peter is sad.
Norm: It's rude to create an unpleasant environment for other people.
Situation: George is sitting in a crowded restaurant, eating a large bowl of chili, when he starts feeling indigestion.
Intention: George wants to release the gas building up inside of him.
Moral action: George goes to the bathroom, sits on the toilet, and farts and has a bowel movement.
Moral consequence: George returns to his table and then enjoys a piece of cheesecake for dessert.
Norm: It's rude to create an unpleasant environment for other people.
Situation: George is sitting in a crowded restaurant, eating a large bowl of chili, when he starts feeling indigestion.
Intention: George wants to release the gas building up inside of him.
Immoral action: George leans back in his chair and burps and farts until he feels better.
Immoral consequence: George is asked to leave the restaurant by its management because the other customers are disturbed by his behavior.
Norm: It's not okay to not sympathize with peoples feelings.
Situation: Kyle lives in a neighborhood where a crime boss just died and meets a procession of people who are mourning him.
Intention: Kyle wants to decide if he should join the procession.
Moral action: Kyle avoids the procession and goes another way to avoid getting tangled up with them.
Moral consequence: Kyle stays clear of the bad reputation of the crime boss and his followers.
Norm: It's not okay to not sympathize with peoples feelings.
Situation: Kyle lives in a neighborhood where a crime boss just died and meets a procession of people who are mourning him.
Intention: Kyle wants to decide if he should join the procession.
Immoral action: Kyle joins the procession and is given a sign to hold that laments the crime boss' death.
Immoral consequence: Other people see Kyle in the procession and assume that Kyle is involved in organized crime.
Norm: You are expected to obey all parking rules.
Situation: John is downtown and parking is only allowed on the right side of the street on weekdays such as today.
Intention: John needs to park his car.
Moral action: John parks on the right side of the street.
Moral consequence: John does not get a ticket.
Norm: You are expected to obey all parking rules.
Situation: John is downtown and parking is only allowed on the right side of the street on weekdays such as today.
Intention: John needs to park his car.
Immoral action: John parks on the left side of the street.
Immoral consequence: John gets a parking ticket.
Norm: You shouldn't do something just because someone asks you.
Situation: James is a Marine, and his Sergeant wanted him to shoot a prisoner they had.
Intention: James has to respond to his Sergeant.
Moral action: James tells his Sergeant that he won't do it since it'd be against the law.
Moral consequence: James doesn't have to kill anyone even though the Sergeant becomes mad.
Norm: You shouldn't do something just because someone asks you.
Situation: James is a Marine, and his Sergeant wanted him to shoot a prisoner they had.
Intention: James has to respond to his Sergeant.
Immoral action: James takes out his gun and aims it right at the prisoner's head.
Immoral consequence: James commits a war crime, and his Sergeant feels that he can get James to do anything.
Norm: It's wrong to invade another person's space.
Situation: Jack and Todd are gossiping about coworkers when Todd asks Jack if he has any secret crushes.
Intention: Jack wants to answer Todd's question so only Todd can hear the answer.
Moral action: Jack whispers to Todd very quietly the answer to Todd's question.
Moral consequence: Todd smiles when he hears Jack's answer and agrees that it's a worthwhile crush to have.
Norm: It's wrong to invade another person's space.
Situation: Jack and Todd are gossiping about coworkers when Todd asks Jack if he has any secret crushes.
Intention: Jack wants to answer Todd's question so only Todd can hear the answer.
Immoral action: Jack leans in so close to Todd that the tips of their noses are practically touching before he answers the question.
Immoral consequence: Todd is completely uncomfortable by Jack getting so incredibly close to him and is creeped out.
Norm: It is good to try to warn people.
Situation: Pete is driving on a busy road when he notices a truck driving too quickly in his rear view mirror.
Intention: Pete wants to react to the truck.
Moral action: Pete changes lanes and honks his horn to get the attention of other drivers.
Moral consequence: Pete and the other drivers get out of the way of the truck.
Norm: It is good to try to warn people.
Situation: Pete is driving on a busy road when he notices a truck driving too quickly in his rear view mirror.
Intention: Pete wants to react to the truck.
Immoral action: Pete changes lanes to get out of the way of the truck.
Immoral consequence: Pete gets out of the way but other drivers are still in the way of the truck.
Norm: It is rude to be ungrateful for a gift.
Situation: Zem is celebrating Christmas at home and receives a weird gift from his cousin, who is present.
Intention: Zem wants to react to the gift.
Moral action: Zem expresses curiosity and interest in the gift.
Moral consequence: Zem learns about it and bonds with his cousin.
Norm: It is rude to be ungrateful for a gift.
Situation: Zem is celebrating Christmas at home and receives a weird gift from his cousin, who is present.
Intention: Zem wants to react to the gift.
Immoral action: Zem expresses indifference and confusion.
Immoral consequence: Zem feels guilt later and it takes a long time to make it up to his cousin.
Norm: It is wrong to perform a medical procedure without consent.
Situation: Dr. Doom recommended a few surgeries be preformed on the patient, but they declined some of them.
Intention: Dr. Doom wants the patient to live.
Moral action: Dr. Doom recommends other treatments for the issues if the patient doesn't want surgery.
Moral consequence: The patient is willing to try some of the other treatments recommended by the doctor.
Norm: It is wrong to perform a medical procedure without consent.
Situation: Dr. Doom recommended a few surgeries be preformed on the patient, but they declined some of them.
Intention: Dr. Doom wants the patient to live.
Immoral action: Dr. Doom preforms all the surgeries he reccomends anyway.
Immoral consequence: Dr. Doom ends up defending against a malpractice lawsuit.
Norm: You should listen to your employees about problem employees.
Situation: Bill owns a store that's losing money when Tim, an employee, tells him that another employee, Scott, is stealing merchandise.
Intention: Bill wants to reduce expenses at his store by firing someone.
Moral action: Bill considers what Tim told him about Scott and fires Scott.
Moral consequence: Bill starts making money at his store because he has fewer payroll expenses and also less losses due to theft.
Norm: You should listen to your employees about problem employees.
Situation: Bill owns a store that's losing money when Tim, an employee, tells him that another employee, Scott, is stealing merchandise.
Intention: Bill wants to reduce expenses at his store by firing someone.
Immoral action: Bill fires Tim because Tim has less seniority at the store than Scott.
Immoral consequence: Bill has fewer payroll expenses but his store keeps losing money because Scott keeps stealing merchandise.
Norm: You shouldn't vomit on someone's clothes.
Situation: Dante is out with a friend and is feeling a stomach ache from a bad oyster.
Intention: Dante wants to regurgitate his bad food.
Moral action: Dante regurgitates his food in the bathroom of the restaurant.
Moral consequence: Dante will be relieved that his friend did not see him regurgitate.
Norm: You shouldn't vomit on someone's clothes.
Situation: Dante is out with a friend and is feeling a stomach ache from a bad oyster.
Intention: Dante wants to regurgitate his bad food.
Immoral action: Dante regurgitates his food on his friend's jacket.
Immoral consequence: Dante will be embarrassed and owe his friend a new jacket.
Norm: It's rude to insult someone's intelligence.
Situation: Shyla is watching her husband having trouble putting together a piece of furniture.
Intention: Shyla wants to vocalize her observations to her husband.
Moral action: Shyla makes a tongue in cheek crack at her husband's efforts to assemble the piece of furniture.
Moral consequence: Shyla's husband laughs at her observation and invites her to try her hands at it in playful manner which they both laugh at.
Norm: It's rude to insult someone's intelligence.
Situation: Shyla is watching her husband having trouble putting together a piece of furniture.
Intention: Shyla wants to vocalize her observations to her husband.
Immoral action: Shyla comments on the instructions seeming very straight forward which implies things about her husbands abilities.
Immoral consequence: Shyla's husband is miffed by the insinuating observation and the couple get into a squabble.
Norm: It's rude to delete other people's data.
Situation: Charlie was working on his brother's computer for a class assignment.
Intention: Charlie needs more space to save his work.
Moral action: Charlie gets a thumb drive to save his class project on.
Moral consequence: Charlie's brother lets him use the computer again anytime that he needs it.
Norm: It's rude to delete other people's data.
Situation: Charlie was working on his brother's computer for a class assignment.
Intention: Charlie needs more space to save his work.
Immoral action: Charlie deletes some of the files from his brother's computer.
Immoral consequence: Charlie's brother is enraged and never lets him use his computer again.