CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: Neighbors are expected not to spy on one another.
Situation: Abigail has noticed her neighbors have been fighting a lot more lately, and is worried that there might be domestic abuse happening.
Intention: Abigail wants to make sure her neighbors are safe from harm.
Moral consequence: Abigail's neighbor is grateful for her concern and feels safe to confide in Abigail.
Immoral action: Abigail sets up a telescope at the window to watch for violence between her neighbors.
Norm: It's wrong to poison living creatures
Situation: John has a elderly grandma who has him in his will.
Intention: John wants to collect the money from the will.
Moral action: John decides to wait until his grandma passes from natural causes.
Immoral consequence: John is caught by the police and charged with first-degree murder.
Norm: It's wrong to poison living creatures
Situation: John has a elderly grandma who has him in his will.
Intention: John wants to collect the money from the will.
Moral consequence: John gets to enjoy the inheritance coming to him at a later point in his life.
Immoral action: John slips some arsenic in his grandma's drink, causing her to die.
Norm: It's wrong to interfere in a sibling's relationship.
Situation: Jenny is worried that her sister's boyfriend won't be able to provide financially for her.
Intention: Jenny wants to make sure her sister is happy.
Moral action: Jenny talks to her sister about her concerns, and offers to help find a better paying job.
Immoral consequence: Jenny's sister is angry at the intrustion and stops speaking to Jenny.
Norm: It's wrong to interfere in a sibling's relationship.
Situation: Jenny is worried that her sister's boyfriend won't be able to provide financially for her.
Intention: Jenny wants to make sure her sister is happy.
Moral consequence: Jenny's sister is grateful for the help and feels more financially secure.
Immoral action: Jenny confronts her sister's boyfriend and demands he get a better job to earn more money.
Norm: It's normal for people to drive.
Situation: Cleo and her friend Lou are jumping on the trampoline together when Lou falls and hurts his arm.
Intention: Cleo wants to get Lou to the care center.
Moral action: Cleo tells Lou to get into her car and drives him to the nearest care center.
Immoral consequence: Lou's injury becomes swollen and painful, he feels resentful towards Cleo for making him walk.
Norm: It's normal for people to drive.
Situation: Cleo and her friend Lou are jumping on the trampoline together when Lou falls and hurts his arm.
Intention: Cleo wants to get Lou to the care center.
Moral consequence: Lou feels appreciative and thanks Cleo for her quick response.
Immoral action: Cleo doesn't want to use gas in her car, so she walks Lou to the nearest care center.
Norm: It is bad to lie to people.
Situation: Jane is at a job interview and finds out that she doesn't have a qualification the recruiter is looking for.
Intention: Jane wants to make a good impression on the recruiter.
Moral action: Jane is honest with recruiter about lacking the qualification but says she will work towards getting it if hired.
Immoral consequence: The recruiter checks Jane's claim and doesn't hire her when he finds that she was lying.
Norm: It is bad to lie to people.
Situation: Jane is at a job interview and finds out that she doesn't have a qualification the recruiter is looking for.
Intention: Jane wants to make a good impression on the recruiter.
Moral consequence: The recruiter admires Jane's honesty and drive, and she gets the job.
Immoral action: Jane tells the recruiter that she has the qualification although she does not.
Norm: It's unhealthy to overeat.
Situation: Rodney and Evelyn are celebrating their anniversary with a nice dinner at a fancy restaurant.
Intention: Rodney wants to try as many items on the tasting menu as possible.
Moral action: Rodney and Evelyn order a few items to split and try together on the tasting menu.
Immoral consequence: Rodney leaves the restaurant feeling stuffed and has an upset stomach.
Norm: It's unhealthy to overeat.
Situation: Rodney and Evelyn are celebrating their anniversary with a nice dinner at a fancy restaurant.
Intention: Rodney wants to try as many items on the tasting menu as possible.
Moral consequence: Rodney leaves the restaurant feeling good and having tried a few different items.
Immoral action: Rodney tries some of every item on the tasting menu.
Norm: It is bad to not listen while others speak.
Situation: Steve is in math class and is bored.
Intention: Steve wants to relieve his boredom.
Moral action: Steve starts taking notes on the lesson and asks questions to keep himself awake.
Immoral consequence: Steve misses the lesson and fails the homework assignment.
Norm: It is bad to not listen while others speak.
Situation: Steve is in math class and is bored.
Intention: Steve wants to relieve his boredom.
Moral consequence: Steve learns the lesson and aces the assignment.
Immoral action: Steve doodles on his notebook paper while the teacher is talking.
Norm: Partners should be considerate of each others wants and needs.
Situation: Mack and Jen are in a relationship.
Intention: Mack wants to spend time with Jen.
Moral action: Mack and Jen develop a system where the take turn picking the activities.
Immoral consequence: Jen feels neglected and unfulfilled, so she ends the relationship.
Norm: Partners should be considerate of each others wants and needs.
Situation: Mack and Jen are in a relationship.
Intention: Mack wants to spend time with Jen.
Moral consequence: They find things which both of them enjoy and the relationship remians strong.
Immoral action: Mack always insists on playing cards and picking the movies despite knowing that they are not Jen's favorite activites.
Norm: It's wrong to serve spoiled food.
Situation: Minjoo works in a kitchen and notices that the lunch food smells a bit spoiled.
Intention: Minjoo wants to give people food to eat.
Moral action: Minjoo apologizes to the patrons and cooks them some new food.
Immoral consequence: The patrons get sick and the restaurant is temporarily closed.
Norm: It's wrong to serve spoiled food.
Situation: Minjoo works in a kitchen and notices that the lunch food smells a bit spoiled.
Intention: Minjoo wants to give people food to eat.
Moral consequence: The patrons wait and eat the new food with no ill effects.
Immoral action: Minjoo serves the smelly food, thinking that it won't hurt people much.
Norm: You shouldn't ditch people when you're out shopping with them.
Situation: Mary is out shopping with friends.
Intention: Mary feels tired and wants to go home.
Moral action: Mary asks her friends to wrap up their trip, explaining her fatigue.
Immoral consequence: Mary's friends are angry and vow to not speak to her for weeks.
Norm: You shouldn't ditch people when you're out shopping with them.
Situation: Mary is out shopping with friends.
Intention: Mary feels tired and wants to go home.
Moral consequence: Mary's friend's offer to find another way home and allow Mary to leave guilt free.
Immoral action: Mary waits until her friends are trying on clothes and leave.
Norm: It's wrong to destroy someone else's property.
Situation: Jane is mad at Jessica for not returning her headphones like she asked.
Intention: Jane wants to express her anger towards Jessica.
Moral action: Jane tells Jessica how she feels about her headphones not being returned.
Immoral consequence: Jane ends her friendship with Jessica.
Norm: It's wrong to destroy someone else's property.
Situation: Jane is mad at Jessica for not returning her headphones like she asked.
Intention: Jane wants to express her anger towards Jessica.
Moral consequence: They are able to talk through the problem and remain friends.
Immoral action: Jane grabs Jessica's CD player and smashes it on the ground out of anger.
Norm: It's not okay to be rude to your parents.
Situation: Karen is visiting her parents for the weekend.
Intention: Karen wants to introduce her parents to her new boyfriend.
Moral action: Karen and her boyfriend share some laughter with her parents, and she is loving and friendly.
Immoral consequence: Karen’s parents are hurt and feel like their daughter is treating them poorly.
Norm: It's not okay to be rude to your parents.
Situation: Karen is visiting her parents for the weekend.
Intention: Karen wants to introduce her parents to her new boyfriend.
Moral consequence: Everyone is glad they met and all think positively of each other.
Immoral action: Karen is rude to her parents for telling bad jokes and tells them she is embarrassed of them.
Norm: It's bad to try to cheat at cards.
Situation: James is playing poker with some friends after work.
Intention: James wants to win enough money to buy a new pair of shoes.
Moral action: James plays a fair game of poke.
Immoral consequence: One of the other players thinks he saw James cheating and bans him from any future poker games.
Norm: It's bad to try to cheat at cards.
Situation: James is playing poker with some friends after work.
Intention: James wants to win enough money to buy a new pair of shoes.
Moral consequence: He wins more than enough money to buy his new shoes and gets invited to play again next week.
Immoral action: James hides an Ace in his sleeve and switches it with a card in his hand, giving him 4 of a kind.
Norm: It's invasive behavior to Google someone's address.
Situation: Daryl found out his classmate Lisa was having a house party, and is interested in attending.
Intention: Daryl wants to attend Lisa's house party.
Moral action: Daryl goes up to Lisa and mentions that he has heard talk of her party.
Immoral consequence: Creeped out, Lisa kicks Daryl out of her party, embarassing him in front of everyone.
Norm: It's invasive behavior to Google someone's address.
Situation: Daryl found out his classmate Lisa was having a house party, and is interested in attending.
Intention: Daryl wants to attend Lisa's house party.
Moral consequence: Lisa invites Daryl to her house party, and they have a great time.
Immoral action: Daryl doesn't talk to Lisa about her party, and instead decides to just show up after googling her address.
Norm: It's wrong to make people worry about where you are.
Situation: Joey is out partying with some friends while her parents wait up at home.
Intention: Joey wants to continue partying a little longer.
Moral action: Joey calls her parents and asks if she can stay out longer.
Immoral consequence: Joey's parents yell at her when she comes home and grounds her for a month.
Norm: It's wrong to make people worry about where you are.
Situation: Joey is out partying with some friends while her parents wait up at home.
Intention: Joey wants to continue partying a little longer.
Moral consequence: Joey's parents let her stay out another hour.
Immoral action: Joey parties until dawn without letting her parents know where she is.
Norm: It's bad to blame others for your problems.
Situation: Ariel is thinking about the failures she has made in life.
Intention: Ariel wants to feel better about her failures.
Moral action: Ariel accepts the challenge of self-improvement and determines to do better.
Immoral consequence: Ariel hates her parents and yells at them whenever she can.
Norm: It's bad to blame others for your problems.
Situation: Ariel is thinking about the failures she has made in life.
Intention: Ariel wants to feel better about her failures.
Moral consequence: Ariel corrects her defects and stays on good terms with her parents.
Immoral action: Ariel blames her parents' poor child raising skills for her failures.
Norm: You shouldn't say bad things about your kids to them.
Situation: Shawn's children are misbehaving in the house.
Intention: Shawn wants to stop the children's misbehavior.
Moral action: Shawn works to correct the children by showing them a better way of acting.
Immoral consequence: The children lose their self-esteem and learn to hate Shawn.
Norm: You shouldn't say bad things about your kids to them.
Situation: Shawn's children are misbehaving in the house.
Intention: Shawn wants to stop the children's misbehavior.
Moral consequence: The children slowly learn to behave better.
Immoral action: Shawn tells the children that they're stupid and petty, trying to get them to stop misbehaving.
Norm: It is reckless to drive while drunk.
Situation: Barney is out of beer and the evening is young.
Intention: Barney wants more beer to drink.
Moral action: Barney plays it safe and finds an alcohol delivery service.
Immoral consequence: Barney is pulled over when seen swerving and charged with a DUI.
Norm: It is reckless to drive while drunk.
Situation: Barney is out of beer and the evening is young.
Intention: Barney wants more beer to drink.
Moral consequence: Barney remains safe at home while still being able to enjoy more drinks.
Immoral action: Barney drives to the store despite feeling quite buzzed thinking that he is okay.
Norm: You should never leave children alone in a pool unsupervised.
Situation: John is hanging out by his pool with his children who are playing in the water, when the phone rings.
Intention: John wants to answer the phone.
Moral action: John calls out to his neighbor, who is just on the other side of a short fence, to keep an eye on his children while he grabs the phone.
Immoral consequence: One of John's children loses her floatie and drowns.
Norm: You should never leave children alone in a pool unsupervised.
Situation: John is hanging out by his pool with his children who are playing in the water, when the phone rings.
Intention: John wants to answer the phone.
Moral consequence: One of John's children loses her floatie and starts drowning, but the neighbor is able to hop over the fence and save her.
Immoral action: John runs inside to answer the phone.
Norm: You shouldn't get mad at people and throw a fit.
Situation: Bill is playing softball and disagrees with the umpire's call that he was out.
Intention: Bill wants to question why the call happened.
Moral action: Bill expresses his dispute to his coach, and they both talk to the umpire who explains the call to their satisfaction.
Immoral consequence: Bill is kicked out of the game and asked by his teammates not to come back.
Norm: You shouldn't get mad at people and throw a fit.
Situation: Bill is playing softball and disagrees with the umpire's call that he was out.
Intention: Bill wants to question why the call happened.
Moral consequence: Bill continues to play and helps lead the team to a comeback victory.
Immoral action: Bill gets in the umpire's face and shouts at him asking if he is blind.
Norm: Taking out your anger on animals is not okay.
Situation: Bob is having a bad day.
Intention: Bob wants to feel better.
Moral action: Bob goes home and plays fetch with his dog.
Immoral consequence: Bob is arrested for animal abuse.
Norm: Taking out your anger on animals is not okay.
Situation: Bob is having a bad day.
Intention: Bob wants to feel better.
Moral consequence: Bob feels better after a few moments of laughing at his dog.
Immoral action: Bob sees a stray dog and kicks it.
Norm: You should always help out your elderly parents.
Situation: Kim has a busy weekend ahead of her and has an exam on Monday.
Intention: Kim wants to have time to study for her exam during the busy weekend.
Moral action: Kim, upon being asked to assist her parents with their errands, says she can and rushes over to help them before returning to her errands.
Immoral consequence: Kim struggles to focus on her studies because she feels guilty about ignoring her parents.
Norm: You should always help out your elderly parents.
Situation: Kim has a busy weekend ahead of her and has an exam on Monday.
Intention: Kim wants to have time to study for her exam during the busy weekend.
Moral consequence: Kim still has time to study on Sunday and finishes her studying.
Immoral action: Kim, upon being asked to assist her parents with their errands, says she can't and ignores their calls.
Norm: It's bad to steal office supplies.
Situation: Dustin needs ink in his printer at home and knows that his workplace has tons of ink.
Intention: Dustin wants to acquire ink for his home printer.
Moral action: Dustin tells a coworker that he will be buying ink for his printer after work.
Immoral consequence: Dustin's coworker sees this and reports him to HR, which results in him being suspended.
Norm: It's bad to steal office supplies.
Situation: Dustin needs ink in his printer at home and knows that his workplace has tons of ink.
Intention: Dustin wants to acquire ink for his home printer.
Moral consequence: Dustin's coworker gives him a coupon, and he saves money on the ink he purchases for his printer.
Immoral action: Dustin secretly takes cartridges of ink from his workplace, going against office policy, and brings them home.
Norm: You shouldn't bother your boss in their office.
Situation: Kea is working on a project and her boss is busy in his office and can be irritable, even though the door is partly open.
Intention: Kea has a question for her boss and wants to decide how to ask it.
Moral action: Kea emails her boss the question.
Immoral consequence: Her boss irritatedly gives her the answer half-heartedly which upsets Kea and puts strain on their relationship.
Norm: You shouldn't bother your boss in their office.
Situation: Kea is working on a project and her boss is busy in his office and can be irritable, even though the door is partly open.
Intention: Kea has a question for her boss and wants to decide how to ask it.
Moral consequence: Her boss gives her a comprehensive answer, and they maintain respect for one another.
Immoral action: Kea decides to walk into her boss's office and just ask the question.
Norm: It's wrong to insult the people who care about you.
Situation: Mike's wife Jen walks up to him in the living room and asks Mike what he thinks of her new hairstye.
Intention: Mike wants to respond to Jen.
Moral action: Mike tells Jen that her hair looks as gorgeous as it ever has and that she should come kiss him.
Immoral consequence: Jen's confidence is shattered, and she begins to cry as she feels her hair choice was a huge mistake.
Norm: It's wrong to insult the people who care about you.
Situation: Mike's wife Jen walks up to him in the living room and asks Mike what he thinks of her new hairstye.
Intention: Mike wants to respond to Jen.
Moral consequence: Jen is delighted that the person whose opinion matters the most to her likes her hair choice.
Immoral action: Mike tells Jen that her hair is awful and that it makes her look like a weird boy.
Norm: Quitting is frowned upon.
Situation: Tony just fond out that he wasn't selected to be the starting quarterback for the football team and would be the backup instead.
Intention: Tony wanted to be admired by his classmates.
Moral action: Tony worked hard at becoming a better player and regained his spot as the starting quarterback.
Immoral consequence: The football team finished in last place after the starting quarterback got hurt and there was no one to take his place.
Norm: Quitting is frowned upon.
Situation: Tony just fond out that he wasn't selected to be the starting quarterback for the football team and would be the backup instead.
Intention: Tony wanted to be admired by his classmates.
Moral consequence: The football team won the championship with Tony as the quarterback.
Immoral action: Tony told his coach that he was quitting the football team and was going to try to become a famous rapper.
Norm: It is wrong to vandalize other peoples property.
Situation: Richard and his neighbor don't get along very well.
Intention: Richard wants the neighbor to move his ugly RV from in front of his house.
Moral action: Richard calmly talks with his neighbor about moving the RV and offers to help him.
Immoral consequence: Richard will continue to have to look at the RV for longer since now it can't be driven.
Norm: It is wrong to vandalize other peoples property.
Situation: Richard and his neighbor don't get along very well.
Intention: Richard wants the neighbor to move his ugly RV from in front of his house.
Moral consequence: Richard won't have to see the RV anymore because the neighbor parked it at a friend's house.
Immoral action: Richard takes a knife to the RV's tires in anger.
Norm: It's good to take marriage seriously.
Situation: Ben has been married ten years.
Intention: Ben wants to celebrate his anniversary.
Moral action: Ben writes his wife a beautiful letter to go along with a thoughtful gift.
Immoral consequence: Ben's wife storms off and doesn't speak to him for days.
Norm: It's good to take marriage seriously.
Situation: Ben has been married ten years.
Intention: Ben wants to celebrate his anniversary.
Moral consequence: Ben's wife feels loved and appreciated and their marriage gets stronger.
Immoral action: Ben gives his wife a cheap gag gift.
Norm: You shouldn't let your friends hold you back in life.
Situation: John is hanging out with his friends when Jenny asks him to take her out on a date, but John’s friends tell him that Jenny is bad news.
Intention: John wants to respond to Jenny's request for a date.
Moral action: John looks at his friends, then at Jenny and tells her he will take her out because he doesn't care what his friends think, he thinks she's swell.
Immoral consequence: Jenny feels hurt by John's denial and the fact that he's legitimizing his friends' mockery of her.
Norm: You shouldn't let your friends hold you back in life.
Situation: John is hanging out with his friends when Jenny asks him to take her out on a date, but John’s friends tell him that Jenny is bad news.
Intention: John wants to respond to Jenny's request for a date.
Moral consequence: Jenny is delighted to see that John said yes and is extremely impressed that he's independent and can think for himself.
Immoral action: John looks at his friends, then at Jenny and tells her that if his friends think she's bad news, then she probably is and says no.
Norm: It is wrong to steal from your brother.
Situation: Dave is in his brother's bedroom where his brother John keeps cash openly and Dave wants to raise money for his favorite charity.
Intention: Dave wants to decide in which way he will raise money.
Moral action: Dave decides that he will call his brother and some other friends and ask them if they're willing to donate.
Immoral consequence: John finds his cash missing and is stressed out wondering who took it and feeling insecure and violated.
Norm: It is wrong to steal from your brother.
Situation: Dave is in his brother's bedroom where his brother John keeps cash openly and Dave wants to raise money for his favorite charity.
Intention: Dave wants to decide in which way he will raise money.
Moral consequence: John and the others are delighted that Dave is including them in his charity drive.
Immoral action: Dave decides that he will take the cash that is sitting in john's bedroom and give it to the charity.
Norm: It's not okay to waste your life abusing drugs.
Situation: Paul had some bad experiences in the past that still haunt him today.
Intention: Paul wants to overcome the pain and mental anguish.
Moral action: Paul goes to a counselor to help him work through his past.
Immoral consequence: Paul's life falls apart because he gives everything to his addiction.
Norm: It's not okay to waste your life abusing drugs.
Situation: Paul had some bad experiences in the past that still haunt him today.
Intention: Paul wants to overcome the pain and mental anguish.
Moral consequence: Paul learns ways of coping with his experiences and improves with time.
Immoral action: Paul takes drugs to temporarily forget what happened to him, becoming an addict.
Norm: It's bad to let friends drive drunk.
Situation: Jane is at a party and her drunk friend wants to leave.
Intention: Jane wants her friend to get home.
Moral action: Jane drives her friend home in her own car.
Immoral consequence: Her friend is pulled over by the police and is arrested.
Norm: It's bad to let friends drive drunk.
Situation: Jane is at a party and her drunk friend wants to leave.
Intention: Jane wants her friend to get home.
Moral consequence: They both arrive safely at home.
Immoral action: Jane lets her friend drive her car home.