CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: Riding a skateboard recklessly in the public area is dangerous.
Situation: Jeff likes to skateboard through the town square in front of everyone.
Intention: Jeff wants to perform a trick to impress the towns people.
Moral consequence: Jeff lands on his feet and is able to impress the crowd.
Immoral action: Jeff tries to skate down the tall steps of the town square.
Norm: People shouldn't get married when inebriated.
Situation: Terry and his friend Karen are fairly drunk one night in Las Vegas, and Karen suggests they get married.
Intention: Terry wants to respond to Karen's suggestion.
Moral action: Terry laughs at the suggestion and tells Karen he doesn't think it would be a great idea.
Immoral consequence: They both regret their decision the next morning, and they have to pay a lot to get the marriage annulled.
Norm: People shouldn't get married when inebriated.
Situation: Terry and his friend Karen are fairly drunk one night in Las Vegas, and Karen suggests they get married.
Intention: Terry wants to respond to Karen's suggestion.
Moral consequence: They both agree that it would be silly to marry while drunk, and they go and find a diner with coffee instead.
Immoral action: Terry agrees to the marriage while in his drunken state, and they find a quick chapel to get married in.
Norm: Being homophobic is socially unacceptable.
Situation: Jerome runs a bakery and an openly gay couple arrives to order a wedding cake for their upcoming ceremony.
Intention: Jerome needs to decide whether to accept their order.
Moral action: Jerome exclaims that he'd be happy to take their order, and bakes them a delicious wedding cake.
Immoral consequence: Jerome's actions go viral on social media, and he loses a ton of business.
Norm: Being homophobic is socially unacceptable.
Situation: Jerome runs a bakery and an openly gay couple arrives to order a wedding cake for their upcoming ceremony.
Intention: Jerome needs to decide whether to accept their order.
Moral consequence: Jerome's cake is appreciated by the wedding guests, and he gets a ton of positive exposure for this bakery.
Immoral action: Jerome exclaims that gay people shouldn't be allowed to get married and refuses to serve them.
Norm: It's wrong to one-up your best friend.
Situation: Steve's friend Al is telling a story about how he went to an NBA game during the weekend.
Intention: Steve wants to respond to Al's story.
Moral action: Steve says that going to an NBA game is really cool and asks what was Al's favorite part.
Immoral consequence: Al will think that Steve wants to be the center of attention.
Norm: It's wrong to one-up your best friend.
Situation: Steve's friend Al is telling a story about how he went to an NBA game during the weekend.
Intention: Steve wants to respond to Al's story.
Moral consequence: Al will think that Steve is a supportive friend that finds him interesting.
Immoral action: Steve says that he also went to an NBA game in the past, but it was the NBA finals.
Norm: It's rude to fly drones at your neighbor's house.
Situation: Ted enjoys taking videos and recently bought a new drone for filming.
Intention: Ted wants to film his surroundings with his drone.
Moral action: Ted flies his drone around his own backyard for filming.
Immoral consequence: Ted's neighbor will become with annoyed with him and think he is a creep.
Norm: It's rude to fly drones at your neighbor's house.
Situation: Ted enjoys taking videos and recently bought a new drone for filming.
Intention: Ted wants to film his surroundings with his drone.
Moral consequence: Ted's neighbor will think that Ted knows his boundaries and limits.
Immoral action: Ted flies and films his drone around his neighbor's house.
Norm: You shouldn't use racial slurs.
Situation: Alex is a comedian doing a comedy set in a club.
Intention: Alex wants to tell some jokes.
Moral action: Alex tells jokes about his involving his everyday life and family.
Immoral consequence: Several in the audience boo him and walk out, and he becomes known as a racist.
Norm: You shouldn't use racial slurs.
Situation: Alex is a comedian doing a comedy set in a club.
Intention: Alex wants to tell some jokes.
Moral consequence: The audience laughs and his next show has bigger attendance.
Immoral action: Alex tells a joke involving several racial stereotypes and slurs.
Norm: You shouldn't smoke marijuana if it's illegal.
Situation: Bob was in his house on Canusa Avenue and wanted to smoke pot.
Intention: Bob wanted to smoke his pot.
Moral action: Bob went outside, crossed the street, THEN smoked his pot.
Immoral consequence: The police, careful not to accidently cross the border, went to Bob's house and arrested him.
Norm: You shouldn't smoke marijuana if it's illegal.
Situation: Bob was in his house on Canusa Avenue and wanted to smoke pot.
Intention: Bob wanted to smoke his pot.
Moral consequence: Nothing happened to Bob since he was not breaking the law.
Immoral action: Bob smoked his Pot right there inside his house.
Norm: You should let elderly people ahead of you in line.
Situation: Ty was in line at the grocery store when he sees an old man with a cane standing right behind him.
Intention: Ty wants to check out.
Moral action: Ty lets the man check out ahead of him in line.
Immoral consequence: The old man's legs and feet hurt by the time that he is able to check out.
Norm: You should let elderly people ahead of you in line.
Situation: Ty was in line at the grocery store when he sees an old man with a cane standing right behind him.
Intention: Ty wants to check out.
Moral consequence: The old man is able to get back to his car and off of his feet sooner.
Immoral action: Ty ignores the man with the cane and checks out ahead of him.
Norm: You shouldn't be too quick to blame yourself for things.
Situation: Howie took a big test and received it back with a poor grade.
Intention: Howie wants to react to the grade.
Moral action: Howie takes a day off and then goes over what he did wrong on the test.
Immoral consequence: Howie will set limits to himself and no be able to achieve much.
Norm: You shouldn't be too quick to blame yourself for things.
Situation: Howie took a big test and received it back with a poor grade.
Intention: Howie wants to react to the grade.
Moral consequence: Howie will be able to assess where he went wrong and improve.
Immoral action: Howie immediately thinks to himself that he's just not intelligent enough to do well on tests.
Norm: It is unacceptable to wear only underwear in public.
Situation: Jim needs to get an important letter in the mail and has just rolled out of bed to see the mailman approaching his mailbox.
Intention: Jim needs to hand the letter to the mailman.
Moral action: Jim shouts out his fron tdoor for the mailman to wait, before throwing on a bathrobe and going to meet him with the letter.
Immoral consequence: The mailman is justifiably uncomfortable with the whole encounter and quickly walks away after receiving the letter.
Norm: It is unacceptable to wear only underwear in public.
Situation: Jim needs to get an important letter in the mail and has just rolled out of bed to see the mailman approaching his mailbox.
Intention: Jim needs to hand the letter to the mailman.
Moral consequence: The mailman accepts Jim's letter with a smile and continues on his route.
Immoral action: Jim immediately rushes to the front door and runs out in his underwear to give the mailman the letter.
Norm: You shouldn't believe in fortune telling and palm reading.
Situation: Shelly is walking along the boardwalk and sees a psychic's store, so she checks it out.
Intention: Shelly wants to get her palm read.
Moral action: Shelly does not allow herself to be convinced by the result of the palm reading.
Immoral consequence: Shelly makes the wrong decision after relying on the palm reading.
Norm: You shouldn't believe in fortune telling and palm reading.
Situation: Shelly is walking along the boardwalk and sees a psychic's store, so she checks it out.
Intention: Shelly wants to get her palm read.
Moral consequence: Shelly makes better decisions her own judgement and logical thought processes.
Immoral action: Shelly is convinced by what the psychic tells her, and she acts on it.
Norm: You shouldn't stay in an awkward relationship.
Situation: Mat is dating Ann, but they don't really have a lot in common.
Intention: Mat doesn't want to hurt Ann's feelings.
Moral action: Mat breaks up with Ann telling her that he's to blame for the relationship not working.
Immoral consequence: Mat is upset and secretly wishes he were with someone else.
Norm: You shouldn't stay in an awkward relationship.
Situation: Mat is dating Ann, but they don't really have a lot in common.
Intention: Mat doesn't want to hurt Ann's feelings.
Moral consequence: Mat is content with his decision and feels relieved that he's finally out of the relationship.
Immoral action: Mat stays with Ann even though they aren't having a lot of fun together.
Norm: You should support your partner's dreams.
Situation: Kenny is sitting on the porch with his wife Mayra, and she tells him that she is thinking of starting a photography business.
Intention: Kenny wants to respond to his wife.
Moral action: Kenny tells Mayra that it is a good idea and that he will do anything he can to support her.
Immoral consequence: Mayra feels disheartened, and she abandons the idea of starting a company.
Norm: You should support your partner's dreams.
Situation: Kenny is sitting on the porch with his wife Mayra, and she tells him that she is thinking of starting a photography business.
Intention: Kenny wants to respond to his wife.
Moral consequence: Mayra is encouraged by her husband, and she begins writing up a business plan.
Immoral action: Kenny tells Mayra that she will never do it and it is a waste of time to think about.
Norm: It's wrong to expect money out of people.
Situation: Bobby is unemployed and has just been introduced to a rich woman he isn't attracted to.
Intention: Bobby wants to live the good life.
Moral action: Bobby doesn't lead her on and instead finds himself a lucrative career.
Immoral consequence: The woman will catch on eventually and resent him terribly.
Norm: It's wrong to expect money out of people.
Situation: Bobby is unemployed and has just been introduced to a rich woman he isn't attracted to.
Intention: Bobby wants to live the good life.
Moral consequence: The lady doesn't get hurt.
Immoral action: Bobby pretends to love the woman in return for monetary support.
Norm: It's bad to track people's movements without their consent.
Situation: Carrie is afraid that her boyfriend will cheat on her.
Intention: Carrie wants peace of mind.
Moral action: Carrie decides that it's better to not just assume her boyfriend will cheat.
Immoral consequence: Carrie follows her boyfriend on the maps excessively and has no time for anything else.
Norm: It's bad to track people's movements without their consent.
Situation: Carrie is afraid that her boyfriend will cheat on her.
Intention: Carrie wants peace of mind.
Moral consequence: Carrie calms down and is able to enjoy the relationship.
Immoral action: Carrie installs an app on her boyfriend's phone to track where he is 24/7.
Norm: It's good to take people nice places.
Situation: Tom is on vacation, in Paris, with his spouse, and they have not yet visited unique places.
Intention: Tom wants to take his spouse someone special on vacation.
Moral action: Tom takes his spouse to the Eiffel Tower, to see the nice building.
Immoral consequence: Tom's spouse is mortified and offended, and Tom regrets his choice.
Norm: It's good to take people nice places.
Situation: Tom is on vacation, in Paris, with his spouse, and they have not yet visited unique places.
Intention: Tom wants to take his spouse someone special on vacation.
Moral consequence: Tom's wife is thrilled and gives Tom a big kiss.
Immoral action: Tom takes his spouse to the sewers of Paris, to see the underground of the city.
Norm: You shouldn't use loud headphones because it annoys other people.
Situation: Fred is waiting at his doctor's office for a physical check up, and he sees a good music video while surfing the internet.
Intention: Fred wants to watch the music video.
Moral action: Fred saves the video, and he decides to watch it later at home.
Immoral consequence: The other patients get disturbed and annoyed by the sounds emitted from the headset.
Norm: You shouldn't use loud headphones because it annoys other people.
Situation: Fred is waiting at his doctor's office for a physical check up, and he sees a good music video while surfing the internet.
Intention: Fred wants to watch the music video.
Moral consequence: The other patients are not disturbed while waiting in the room.
Immoral action: Fred uses his powerful headset and turns it up to the highest volume to watch the video.
Norm: It is bad to keep things from the police.
Situation: Will witnessed a crime in his neighborhood near his home and the police are questioning him about it.
Intention: Will wants to keep his name out of the report for his safety.
Moral action: Will exercises his right not to talk to the police and later submits an anonymous tip.
Immoral consequence: The police cannot locate the criminal who is free to commit more crimes.
Norm: It is bad to keep things from the police.
Situation: Will witnessed a crime in his neighborhood near his home and the police are questioning him about it.
Intention: Will wants to keep his name out of the report for his safety.
Moral consequence: The police arrest the criminal based on the information and the neighborhood is safer.
Immoral action: Will states to the officer that he did not see anything.
Norm: You shouldn't steal a cat.
Situation: Luke finds Cindy's cat on his roof when he's putting up lights.
Intention: Luke wants the cat off his roof.
Moral action: Luke takes the cat off the roof and walks across the street to Cindy's house.
Immoral consequence: Eventually reward posters are seen around the neighborhood for a missing cat.
Norm: You shouldn't steal a cat.
Situation: Luke finds Cindy's cat on his roof when he's putting up lights.
Intention: Luke wants the cat off his roof.
Moral consequence: Cindy is glad Luke found her cat before anything bad happened to it.
Immoral action: Luke takes the cat off the roof and puts it inside his house.
Norm: You shouldn't orphan your pets.
Situation: Nikki recently got a new cat, but she can't train it to use the litter box and it's making a mess of her apartment.
Intention: Nikki has to decide what to do with her cat.
Moral action: Nikki searches online for an effective method of training a cat to use a litter box, where she learns several new methods to try.
Immoral consequence: The cat becomes scared and has nowhere to go, and Nikki knows that she has not done the right thing.
Norm: You shouldn't orphan your pets.
Situation: Nikki recently got a new cat, but she can't train it to use the litter box and it's making a mess of her apartment.
Intention: Nikki has to decide what to do with her cat.
Moral consequence: The cat responds almost immediately to one of the methods that she learned, and she and the cat become lifelong companions.
Immoral action: Nikki gets tired of cleaning up and smelling cat leavings and tosses the cat out the door of the apartment building.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore your family.
Situation: Kyle has a work project with a deadline coming up soon and his mom has been calling and texting him.
Intention: Kyle wants to focus on his work.
Moral action: Kyle sends his mom a quick text back promising to get back to her when he's done.
Immoral consequence: Kyle's mom feels like she is not a priority to her own son.
Norm: It's wrong to ignore your family.
Situation: Kyle has a work project with a deadline coming up soon and his mom has been calling and texting him.
Intention: Kyle wants to focus on his work.
Moral consequence: Kyle's mom appreciates the heads up and waits for him to finish.
Immoral action: Kyle turns off his phone and continues to work on his project.
Norm: It's bad to use others for your own pleasure.
Situation: Heather knows everybody's gossip in school and is bored during lunch break.
Intention: Heather wants to no longer be bored.
Moral action: Heather takes her mind off her classmates and opens a book to read for the rest of the lunch break.
Immoral consequence: Classmates eventually realize Heather was the source of the rumors and turn on her.
Norm: It's bad to use others for your own pleasure.
Situation: Heather knows everybody's gossip in school and is bored during lunch break.
Intention: Heather wants to no longer be bored.
Moral consequence: Heather enjoys the book and finds a potential new hobby in reading.
Immoral action: Heather uses her knowledge to create some interesting drama among classmates, so she can watch what happens.
Norm: It's inhumane to ignore the needs of a pet.
Situation: Sandra is a stay at home mother who is burnt out from taking care of the kids and the family cat needs their little box changed urgently.
Intention: Sandra wants to rest and avoid having to do anything else.
Moral action: Sandra pays one of the kids extra allowance to clean the litter box.
Immoral consequence: Sandra's cat refuses to use the dirty box and gets a bladder infection.
Norm: It's inhumane to ignore the needs of a pet.
Situation: Sandra is a stay at home mother who is burnt out from taking care of the kids and the family cat needs their little box changed urgently.
Intention: Sandra wants to rest and avoid having to do anything else.
Moral consequence: Sandra's cat gets to use a clean box and is healthier.
Immoral action: Sandra lets the litter box go another day without cleaning it, so she can lay down.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your partner with their parent.
Situation: Gary is dating Monica, and her mother Tina is flirting with Gary while Monica is away.
Intention: Gary wants to respond to the flirting.
Moral action: Gary tells Tina that the flirting is inappropriate and that he'll tell Monica if it continues.
Immoral consequence: Monica finds out and breaks up with Gary and cuts her mother out of her life.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your partner with their parent.
Situation: Gary is dating Monica, and her mother Tina is flirting with Gary while Monica is away.
Intention: Gary wants to respond to the flirting.
Moral consequence: Tina backs off, and Gary and Monica continue dating for a while.
Immoral action: Gary flirts back at Tina, and the two end up having sex.
Norm: It's good to show remorse for your actions
Situation: Claire is walking through the mall when she realizes that she has unintentionally let the door slam in a lady's face.
Intention: Claire wants to quickly get to her intended store.
Moral action: Claire reaches back, opens the door, and apologizes to the lady before heading on her way.
Immoral consequence: The lady thinks that Claire is a rude person.
Norm: It's good to show remorse for your actions
Situation: Claire is walking through the mall when she realizes that she has unintentionally let the door slam in a lady's face.
Intention: Claire wants to quickly get to her intended store.
Moral consequence: The lady accepts Claire's apology.
Immoral action: Claire looks away from the lady and continues to her destination.
Norm: You shouldn't eat junk food and be lazy.
Situation: Candace has recently lost her job and is quite depressed about it.
Intention: Candace wants to be less depressed.
Moral action: Candace immediately starts looking for a new job and updates her skills.
Immoral consequence: Candace loses all her money and gains a lot of weight.
Norm: You shouldn't eat junk food and be lazy.
Situation: Candace has recently lost her job and is quite depressed about it.
Intention: Candace wants to be less depressed.
Moral consequence: Candace finds a new job quickly and is back to her old self.
Immoral action: Candace responds to her job loss by sleeping all day and eating candy.
Norm: It is irresponsible to drink and drive
Situation: Tim is having some drinks at the bar and it's starting to get late.
Intention: Tim wants to get home soon to get enough sleep for work.
Moral action: Tim decides to download the Uber app and hail a ride home.
Immoral consequence: The others sharing the road are put in danger and so is Tim.
Norm: It is irresponsible to drink and drive
Situation: Tim is having some drinks at the bar and it's starting to get late.
Intention: Tim wants to get home soon to get enough sleep for work.
Moral consequence: Other drivers on the road are safer and Tim makes it home in one piece.
Immoral action: Tim decides to drive himself home even though he's over the legal limit.
Norm: It's a little gross to eat to excess.
Situation: Tim took a girl he met on Tinder to an expensive Italian restaurant.
Intention: Tim wants to eat pasta.
Moral action: Tim orders one plate of pasta and talks to the girl for the rest of the date.
Immoral consequence: Tim looks like a slob in front of his date, and she is less attracted to him.
Norm: It's a little gross to eat to excess.
Situation: Tim took a girl he met on Tinder to an expensive Italian restaurant.
Intention: Tim wants to eat pasta.
Moral consequence: Tim's date is able to enjoy the date, and Tim doesn't eat too much food.
Immoral action: Tim orders four different plates of pasta and eats everything off of them.
Norm: It's kind to help an older person with a chore.
Situation: Ron's grandpa has trouble bathing himself and asks Ron if he can help.
Intention: Ron has to decide whether to help his grandpa bathe.
Moral action: Ron decides to stay in the same room as his grandpa as he bathes.
Immoral consequence: Ron's grandpa is at risk of slipping in the tub.
Norm: It's kind to help an older person with a chore.
Situation: Ron's grandpa has trouble bathing himself and asks Ron if he can help.
Intention: Ron has to decide whether to help his grandpa bathe.
Moral consequence: Ron's grandpa is able to get help in case he needs it.
Immoral action: Ron chooses not to help his grandpa and starts to ignore him.
Norm: You should eat your dinner before having dessert.
Situation: Kyle just got back from soccer practice, and his mom told to him to wash up before dinner and that she baked his favorite apple pie for dessert.
Intention: Kyle is starving and wants to eat something.
Moral action: Kyle takes a shower, helps his mom cook dinner, and eats the apple pie after dinner.
Immoral consequence: Kyle is too full to eat any dinner and Kyle's mom scolds him.
Norm: You should eat your dinner before having dessert.
Situation: Kyle just got back from soccer practice, and his mom told to him to wash up before dinner and that she baked his favorite apple pie for dessert.
Intention: Kyle is starving and wants to eat something.
Moral consequence: Kyle gets to spend time with his mom, and they talk about his school and her work during dinner.
Immoral action: Kyle eats the whole apple pie while his mom cooked dinner.
Norm: It's good to control your children.
Situation: Tom takes his kids, Lee and Brad, to a toy store to get some Lego; the checkout line is long and the boys get bored waiting.
Intention: Tom wants to purchase the Lego for Lee and Brad.
Moral action: Tom keeps an eye on the kids, and suggests they sit on one of the benches and play on his phone while they wait.
Immoral consequence: The boys manage to knock over and break an expensive item, which Tom is obliged to pay for; the store asks them not to return.
Norm: It's good to control your children.
Situation: Tom takes his kids, Lee and Brad, to a toy store to get some Lego; the checkout line is long and the boys get bored waiting.
Intention: Tom wants to purchase the Lego for Lee and Brad.
Moral consequence: The boys are quiet and well behaved, and the store clerk hands them each a lollipop as she packages up the Lego.
Immoral action: Tom ignores the boys, playing games on his phone while he waits in line; the boys start playing with stuff on the displays.
Norm: It is bad to cheat on someone who trust you.
Situation: Jonah has been dating Martha, who he has promised to be faithful to.
Intention: Jonah wants to date other people.
Moral action: Jonah tells Martha he wants to date other people.
Immoral consequence: Martha finds out about Jonah's cheating and is never able to trust anyone again.