CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You should be fair when tipping a server
Situation: Carl is on a first date where their server is just out of training and messes up their dinner order.
Intention: Carl wants to show his date the kind of person he is when paying the bill.
Moral action: Carl is sympathetic to the server's jitters and leaves a generous tip.
Immoral consequence: His date does not return his calls later in the week.
Norm: You should be fair when tipping a server
Situation: Carl is on a first date where their server is just out of training and messes up their dinner order.
Intention: Carl wants to show his date the kind of person he is when paying the bill.
Moral consequence: His date excitedly makes plans for another date.
Immoral action: Carl leaves a small tip to show he doesn't tolerate poor performance.
Norm: It's degenerate to torture living creatures for fun.
Situation: Steve is playing outside, but is bored.
Intention: Steve wants to entertain himself.
Moral action: Steve makes up a new game and plays it.
Immoral consequence: Steve learns to hurt creatures for fun and becomes abusive.
Norm: It's degenerate to torture living creatures for fun.
Situation: Steve is playing outside, but is bored.
Intention: Steve wants to entertain himself.
Moral consequence: Steve develops his creativity and has something new to do.
Immoral action: Steve gets a magnifying glass and burns the legs off of some nearby ants.
Norm: You shouldn't take laxatives to lose weight.
Situation: Barbara is interviewing for an acting job.
Intention: Barbara wants to do well in the interview.
Moral action: Barbara starts eating better and doesn't go out drinking a few nights before the interview to look healthy and be prepared.
Immoral consequence: Barbara smells terrible and has to excuse herself to go to the bathroom several times during the interview, and doesn't get called back.
Norm: You shouldn't take laxatives to lose weight.
Situation: Barbara is interviewing for an acting job.
Intention: Barbara wants to do well in the interview.
Moral consequence: Barbara really impresses the casting agent at the interview and gets the part.
Immoral action: Barbara takes a lot of laxatives to lose weight and look thinner on camera.
Norm: It's good to rest and relax.
Situation: Karen has been working for two weeks straight and has been offered time off.
Intention: Karen wants to feel accomplished.
Moral action: Karen takes the time off and works on a fulfilling project at home to unwind.
Immoral consequence: Karen finishes a huge project but starts feeling run down and ill from over working herself.
Norm: It's good to rest and relax.
Situation: Karen has been working for two weeks straight and has been offered time off.
Intention: Karen wants to feel accomplished.
Moral consequence: Karen is proud of her project and feels refreshed.
Immoral action: Karen passes up the offer of time off and pushes through another week of work.
Norm: You shouldn't molest someone who is passed out.
Situation: Karen drank too much at a party and is passed out on her roommate Chuck's bed.
Intention: Chuck wants to get Karen onto her own bed.
Moral action: Chuck carries Karen to her bed and puts her in a safe position in case she gets sick.
Immoral consequence: Karen wakes up from the cold and discovers Chuck molesting  her, then reports him to the police.
Norm: You shouldn't molest someone who is passed out.
Situation: Karen drank too much at a party and is passed out on her roommate Chuck's bed.
Intention: Chuck wants to get Karen onto her own bed.
Moral consequence: Karen sleeps off her drunkenness and wakes up thankful to Chuck in the morning.
Immoral action: Chuck carries Karen to her bed and removes her clothes, fondling her body as he does so.
Norm: You shouldn't feed babies to your partner.
Situation: Amber's partner Jacob is coming over to meet her for dinner, she hasn't told him that she had a son.
Intention: Amber wants to conceal her son from Jacob.
Moral action: Amber leaves her son at a daycare and doesn't pick him up in the evening.
Immoral consequence: Jacob notices blood spatter in the kitchen and that the meal tastes off, then reports Amber to the police for unusual behavior.
Norm: You shouldn't feed babies to your partner.
Situation: Amber's partner Jacob is coming over to meet her for dinner, she hasn't told him that she had a son.
Intention: Amber wants to conceal her son from Jacob.
Moral consequence: Jacob comes over for dinner and is charmed by Amber's kindness, promising to visit again.
Immoral action: Amber cooks and prepares her son as a meal for dinner, giving her Jacob a full plate.
Norm: It's wrong to trade people counterfeit items.
Situation: Steve needs some extra money to pay some bills.
Intention: Steve wants to sell some things to a pawn shop.
Moral action: Steve sells some of his personal items that he doesn't use much anymore.
Immoral consequence: The pawn shop finds out and calls the police on Steve.
Norm: It's wrong to trade people counterfeit items.
Situation: Steve needs some extra money to pay some bills.
Intention: Steve wants to sell some things to a pawn shop.
Moral consequence: Steve gets the money to pay for the bills.
Immoral action: Steve sells a counterfeit watch, trying to make some more money.
Norm: It is wrong to try to limit someones rights.
Situation: Governor Roy is reading about the coronavirus pandemic.
Intention: Governor Roy wants to keep the people of his state safe.
Moral action: Roy sends out a press release detailing the best way for people to be safe during the pandemic.
Immoral consequence: Roy isn't reelected because he violated people's Constitutional rights, and they were upset with him.
Norm: It is wrong to try to limit someones rights.
Situation: Governor Roy is reading about the coronavirus pandemic.
Intention: Governor Roy wants to keep the people of his state safe.
Moral consequence: Roy is well-liked by the voters for respecting their rights and easily wins reelection.
Immoral action: Roy mandates that everyone had to follow his rules on how to act in public or being sent to jail.
Norm: You should share your things with your family.
Situation: Katie's brush broke, and she needs to brush her hair but Kyle doesn't like her to use his brush.
Intention: Katie wants to brush out her hair.
Moral action: Katie asks Kyle to borrow his brush, and he allows her to use it.
Immoral consequence: Kyle catches Katie and becomes irritated with her.
Norm: You should share your things with your family.
Situation: Katie's brush broke, and she needs to brush her hair but Kyle doesn't like her to use his brush.
Intention: Katie wants to brush out her hair.
Moral consequence: Katie and Kyle continue to solidify their relationship built of mutual trust and respect.
Immoral action: Katie secretly uses Kyle's brush to brush her hair without asking Kyle's permission.
Norm: It is wrong to antagonize your sibling.
Situation: Sam and her sister are watching a movie when her sister falls asleep snoring.
Intention: Sam wants to watch the movie in peace.
Moral action: Sam gently wakes up her sister and tells her to go to bed.
Immoral consequence: Sam gets grounded and her sister won't speak to her for weeks.
Norm: It is wrong to antagonize your sibling.
Situation: Sam and her sister are watching a movie when her sister falls asleep snoring.
Intention: Sam wants to watch the movie in peace.
Moral consequence: Sam's sister hugs her and bids goodnight, leaving Sam to watch TV in peace.
Immoral action: Sam throws cold water on her sister to wake her up.
Norm: It is bad to bully people online
Situation: Anna is reading about the election on an internet forum.
Intention: Anna wants to discuss her views.
Moral action: Anna has an informative discussion about who she thinks will win the election with another forum user.
Immoral consequence: Anna is banned from using the forum in the future.
Norm: It is bad to bully people online
Situation: Anna is reading about the election on an internet forum.
Intention: Anna wants to discuss her views.
Moral consequence: Anna gains a new online friend and has a pleasant time online.
Immoral action: Anna berates a person who doesn't agree with her views and calls them racist names.
Norm: You should not engage in illegal behavior.
Situation: Paul is walking through the big box store.
Intention: Paul wants to get some new headphones.
Moral action: Paul takes a pair of headphones to the cashier and pays for them.
Immoral consequence: Paul is arrested for shoplifting and taken to the county jail.
Norm: You should not engage in illegal behavior.
Situation: Paul is walking through the big box store.
Intention: Paul wants to get some new headphones.
Moral consequence: Paul greatly enjoys listening to music on his new phones.
Immoral action: Paul takes some headphones and hides them in his pants and walks out of the store.
Norm: It's nice to get married.
Situation: John and Sally have been dating for six years and Sally asks John if he's ever going to ask her to marry her.
Intention: John wants to respond to Sally's question.
Moral action: John tells Sally that he definitely plans on marrying her and that in fact they can should start talking about it more seriously.
Immoral consequence: Sally is sad that John want bestow the grandest gesture of all upon her to show her that he really truly loves her.
Norm: It's nice to get married.
Situation: John and Sally have been dating for six years and Sally asks John if he's ever going to ask her to marry her.
Intention: John wants to respond to Sally's question.
Moral consequence: Sally is delighted that John clearly loves her and is prepared to show it by committing to their relationship.
Immoral action: John tells Sally that marriage is just a piece of paper and that he'll never leave her anyway so what's the difference?
Norm: Parents should support what their children do.
Situation: James' son Neil comes home one day during a break from college and says he wants to drop out to become a musician.
Intention: James wants to respond to Neil's statement.
Moral action: James tells his son that it's risky, but he supports his son's dreams and if there's any way he can help to let him know.
Immoral consequence: Neil feels let down and feels like his hopes and dreams are being crushed right in front of him by someone he loves.
Norm: Parents should support what their children do.
Situation: James' son Neil comes home one day during a break from college and says he wants to drop out to become a musician.
Intention: James wants to respond to Neil's statement.
Moral consequence: Neil feels delighted that his dad is understanding and feels even more confident that he'll succeed with his father's support.
Immoral action: James tells his son that he's an idiot for taking such a huge risk with something unstable like music over something so solid like college.
Norm: You should pay complete attention when you are driving.
Situation: John and his wife Mary are driving to the store when suddenly John receives a text message.
Intention: John wants to reply to the text message.
Moral action: John passes the phone to Mary and asks her to send a dictated reply.
Immoral consequence: John loses control of the car and slides off of the road.
Norm: You should pay complete attention when you are driving.
Situation: John and his wife Mary are driving to the store when suddenly John receives a text message.
Intention: John wants to reply to the text message.
Moral consequence: The car stays on the road and John maintains attention.
Immoral action: John grabs the phone and texts while steering the car.
Norm: You shouldn't threaten to break up with your partner.
Situation: John's wife Nancy comes home and tells John that she accidentally broke John's favorite watch.
Intention: John wants to respond to the bad news he just heard.
Moral action: John tells Nancy not to worry that things are replaceable and that  he will find a way to get it fixed or get a new one.
Immoral consequence: Nancy begins to cry as she feels remorseful and now also insecure about their relationship.
Norm: You shouldn't threaten to break up with your partner.
Situation: John's wife Nancy comes home and tells John that she accidentally broke John's favorite watch.
Intention: John wants to respond to the bad news he just heard.
Moral consequence: Nancy is relieved that John isn't angry about what she did with the watch and hugs him.
Immoral action: John angrily berates Nancy and tells her that he is so upset he is contemplating filing a divorce.
Norm: It's bad to waste medical resources on a minor scratch.
Situation: Jane falls and scrapes her knee while skateboarding and causes it to bleed.
Intention: Jane wants her knee to stop bleeding and be cleaned up.
Moral action: Jane washes her scrape with water and puts a bandage on it herself.
Immoral consequence: A person having a heart attack has his heart become weaker as he waits for an available ambulance.
Norm: It's bad to waste medical resources on a minor scratch.
Situation: Jane falls and scrapes her knee while skateboarding and causes it to bleed.
Intention: Jane wants her knee to stop bleeding and be cleaned up.
Moral consequence: A person having a heart attack gets helped right away and makes it to the hospital quickly.
Immoral action: Jane calls 911 for an ambulance to come help her.
Norm: It's bad to miss Thanksgiving.
Situation: Ron has an important paper due right after Thanksgiving break.
Intention: Ron wants to finish his paper.
Moral action: Ron does his work earlier, so he can spend time with family and friends during Thanksgiving.
Immoral consequence: Ron is stressed and misses out on the family fun.
Norm: It's bad to miss Thanksgiving.
Situation: Ron has an important paper due right after Thanksgiving break.
Intention: Ron wants to finish his paper.
Moral consequence: Ron makes a lot of good memories.
Immoral action: Ron works all through Thanksgiving to finish the paper, ignoring family and friends.
Norm: It's considered impolite to interact with someone's service dog.
Situation: Marty sees a service dog with it's owner on the street.
Intention: Marty wants to acknowledge the cute dog.
Moral action: Marty smiles at the dog and tells the owner it is cute.
Immoral consequence: Marty is sharply reprimanded by the owner of the dog.
Norm: It's considered impolite to interact with someone's service dog.
Situation: Marty sees a service dog with it's owner on the street.
Intention: Marty wants to acknowledge the cute dog.
Moral consequence: The owner thanks Marty for respecting that their dog is working.
Immoral action: Marty kneels down to the dog, petting it.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your fiancee.
Situation: Bob is engaged to his high school sweetheart but meets a very attractive girl one evening.
Intention: Bob wants to feel like he is attractive to women.
Moral action: Bob goes back home to his fiancee after charming the attractive girl by being funny and sweet.
Immoral consequence: His fiancee finds out and is devastated.
Norm: You shouldn't cheat on your fiancee.
Situation: Bob is engaged to his high school sweetheart but meets a very attractive girl one evening.
Intention: Bob wants to feel like he is attractive to women.
Moral consequence: His fiancee is happy to hear that he had a great evening.
Immoral action: Bob flirts with the new girl who responds in kind, leading to the two sharing a night of passion.
Norm: It's rude to cut out on someone with no explanation.
Situation: Frank is at a party with his friend when he starts getting tired.
Intention: Frank wants to go home.
Moral action: Frank takes a minute to inform his friend that he's leaving before heading home.
Immoral consequence: Frank's friend spends a lot of time looking for Frank and worries about what might have happened to him.
Norm: It's rude to cut out on someone with no explanation.
Situation: Frank is at a party with his friend when he starts getting tired.
Intention: Frank wants to go home.
Moral consequence: Frank's friend enjoys himself at the party without having to worry about Frank's whereabouts.
Immoral action: Frank leaves the party immediately without telling his friend he's going.
Norm: It is wrong to physically assault your partner's friends.
Situation: Irvine is being insulted by his friend Mike's friend.
Intention: Irvine wants the insults to stop.
Moral action: Irvine walks away from the situation without saying anything.
Immoral consequence: Mike gets angry and assaults Irvine in retaliation.
Norm: It is wrong to physically assault your partner's friends.
Situation: Irvine is being insulted by his friend Mike's friend.
Intention: Irvine wants the insults to stop.
Moral consequence: The situation is defused without anyone fighting anyone.
Immoral action: Irvine punches Mike's friend in the face, so he'll be quiet.
Norm: It is common to dry off after exiting the water.
Situation: Hank exits the pool after swimming in it for an hour.
Intention: Hank wants to put on his clothes.
Moral action: Hank dries himself off with a towel, then puts on his clothes.
Immoral consequence: Hank's clothes become soaked, and Hank gets cold.
Norm: It is common to dry off after exiting the water.
Situation: Hank exits the pool after swimming in it for an hour.
Intention: Hank wants to put on his clothes.
Moral consequence: Hank's clothes stay dry, and Hank stays warm.
Immoral action: Hank puts on his clothes immediately without drying off.
Norm: It is rude to say mean and hurtful things.
Situation: Jen brings home a new hat she just bought and models it for her husband Dave, asking him what he thinks about it.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the question.
Moral action: Dave tells Jen that she looks beautiful with her hat on and that he wishes she wore it all the time.
Immoral consequence: Jen is devastated and sobs uncontrollably feeling totally unsupported and hurt by her husband.
Norm: It is rude to say mean and hurtful things.
Situation: Jen brings home a new hat she just bought and models it for her husband Dave, asking him what he thinks about it.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to the question.
Moral consequence: Jen is delighted that Dave likes her choice of hat and happily prances around the house humming.
Immoral action: Dave tells Jen that she looks hideous and that she is so obese that a hat doesn't make any difference to her looks.
Norm: You shouldn't have sex in a communal shower.
Situation: Mandy and Megan are flirting together in a dorm shower.
Intention: Mandy wants to have sex with Megan.
Moral action: Mandy asks Megan if she would like to go back to her bedroom with her.
Immoral consequence: Mandy slips and gets injured, prompting others in the bathroom to notice the two in the stall.
Norm: You shouldn't have sex in a communal shower.
Situation: Mandy and Megan are flirting together in a dorm shower.
Intention: Mandy wants to have sex with Megan.
Moral consequence: Mandy and Megan engage in safe sex together in the privacy of Mandy's room.
Immoral action: Mandy prompts Megan to start engaging in sexual activity with her in the shower stall.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt your pet.
Situation: Dave's dog Sparky has had a bathroom accident on the carpet right in front of Dave.
Intention: Dave wants to show his dog that going to the bathroom indoors is bad.
Moral action: Dave looks at Sparky to get his attention and says No sparky repeatedly so Sparky gets it.
Immoral consequence: Sparky runs away no longer trusting Dave and thinking that Dave is an evil person.
Norm: It's wrong to hurt your pet.
Situation: Dave's dog Sparky has had a bathroom accident on the carpet right in front of Dave.
Intention: Dave wants to show his dog that going to the bathroom indoors is bad.
Moral consequence: Sparky understands that he shouldn't go to the bathroom indoors and happily runs around again.
Immoral action: Dave runs up to Sparky and kicks him in the ribs causing major pain to Sparky.
Norm: It's not good to sleep on the job
Situation: Sally is working overtime as a nurse.
Intention: Sally wants to get some rest.
Moral action: Sally asks for a thirty minute lunch break.
Immoral consequence: Sally is caught and fired from her job.
Norm: It's not good to sleep on the job
Situation: Sally is working overtime as a nurse.
Intention: Sally wants to get some rest.
Moral consequence: Sally naps on break and returns to work refreshed.
Immoral action: Sally falls asleep in an empty room.
Norm: It's wrong to lie at job interviews.
Situation: Mark has a job interview after a long period of unemployment.
Intention: Mark really wants to get this job.
Moral action: Mark explains that he has been unemployed recently but really wants a job.
Immoral consequence: Mark gets the job because the interviewer thinks he is a good candidate.
Norm: It's wrong to lie at job interviews.
Situation: Mark has a job interview after a long period of unemployment.
Intention: Mark really wants to get this job.
Moral consequence: Mark does not get the job because the interviewer wants to hire someone who has worked recently.
Immoral action: Mark tells the interviewer that he has been working a retail job for the past few years.
Norm: It is not okay to drive while drunk.
Situation: John is having many drinks at the bar after work.
Intention: John wants to make it home in an hour to sleep in time for work.
Moral action: John uses the Uber app to hail a ride home.
Immoral consequence: John puts his life and that of others at risk.
Norm: It is not okay to drive while drunk.
Situation: John is having many drinks at the bar after work.
Intention: John wants to make it home in an hour to sleep in time for work.
Moral consequence: John makes it home safely without endangering himself or anyone else.
Immoral action: John drives himself home despite being heavily intoxicated.
Norm: It's normal to have opinions.
Situation: David attends a parent conference of his son's school and an after-conference survey is handed to him for completion.
Intention: David wants to complete the after-conference survey.
Moral action: David answers every question carefully and honestly describes his viewpoints.
Immoral consequence: The school finds that his answers are biased and his survey does not provide valuable feedback.
Norm: It's normal to have opinions.
Situation: David attends a parent conference of his son's school and an after-conference survey is handed to him for completion.
Intention: David wants to complete the after-conference survey.
Moral consequence: The school acts on his feedback and works on improving the next parent conference.
Immoral action: David does not want to upset the speaker and answers every question favorably in a biased way.
Norm: It's not okay to boss people around.
Situation: Sara's partner wants to hang out with a female colleague after work.
Intention: Sara wants to express how she feels uncomfortable by the idea.
Moral action: Sara calm explains her feelings and wonders if she can tag along.
Immoral consequence: Sara's partner feels like she doesn't trust him.
Norm: It's not okay to boss people around.
Situation: Sara's partner wants to hang out with a female colleague after work.
Intention: Sara wants to express how she feels uncomfortable by the idea.
Moral consequence: Sara's partner is understanding about the issue, and they find a compromise.
Immoral action: Sara yells at her partner and forbids him to go.
Norm: You shouldn't screw around at work.
Situation: Jacob's manager is on a lunch break, leaving Jacob in charge of the store while his friend browses.
Intention: Jacob wants to help his friend shop for a game.
Moral action: Jacob approaches his friend how he would any customer, but greets him by name.
Immoral consequence: Jacob's friend picks a game but the boss returns and catches him with a customer in the back and gives him a disciplinary warning.
Norm: You shouldn't screw around at work.
Situation: Jacob's manager is on a lunch break, leaving Jacob in charge of the store while his friend browses.
Intention: Jacob wants to help his friend shop for a game.
Moral consequence: Jacob's friend asks for advice and decides on a game to buy.
Immoral action: Jacob takes his friend into the stockroom of the store to see the full inventory.