CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't betray your significant other.
Situation: John is at a party with his wife Nancy when another woman comes up to John and propositions him for sex.
Intention: John wants to respond to the woman.
Moral action: John tells the woman that he is happily married and that he has everything he needs in every way.
Immoral consequence: Nancy is devastated that John doesn't care about her or their relationship and is willing to betray his vows.
Norm: You shouldn't betray your significant other.
Situation: John is at a party with his wife Nancy when another woman comes up to John and propositions him for sex.
Intention: John wants to respond to the woman.
Moral consequence: Nancy is delighted that her husband is more attracted to her than anyone and only wants her and no one else.
Immoral action: John tells the woman that since she is very attractive that he will definitely sleep with her right away.
Norm: It's important to be honest with voters.
Situation: Bill is running for office in the upcoming election.
Intention: Bill wants to get elected.
Moral action: Bill runs an honest campaign and follows through on his commitments.
Immoral consequence: Bill's voters feel betrayed by him and will not vote for him again in the future.
Norm: It's important to be honest with voters.
Situation: Bill is running for office in the upcoming election.
Intention: Bill wants to get elected.
Moral consequence: Bill's voters are satisfied and will continue to support him in the next election.
Immoral action: Bill makes promises during his campaign that he has no intention of keeping, just to get votes.
Norm: It's not acceptable to be violent towards others.
Situation: Jakes sees a fight.
Intention: Jake wants to help.
Moral action: Jake approaches the fighters and defuses the situation.
Immoral consequence: Jake gets a black eye and arrested.
Norm: It's not acceptable to be violent towards others.
Situation: Jakes sees a fight.
Intention: Jake wants to help.
Moral consequence: No one gets hurt and Jake is praised for having a cool head.
Immoral action: Jake runs into the middle of the fight and starts punching.
Norm: It's good to ask permission before using someone's property.
Situation: Shane's neighbors will be out of town when he has his 21st birthday party.
Intention: Shane wants to make his party a pool party.
Moral action: Shane asks his neighbors to use the pool before they leave.
Immoral consequence: His neighbors see the party happening on remote security footage and call the cops on Shane.
Norm: It's good to ask permission before using someone's property.
Situation: Shane's neighbors will be out of town when he has his 21st birthday party.
Intention: Shane wants to make his party a pool party.
Moral consequence: His neighbors allow the party and give him a birthday gift.
Immoral action: Shane invites his guests over to his neighbors pool without asking.
Norm: It's prudent to be prepared for important exams.
Situation: Kelly is feeling nervous about an upcoming physics exam that she doesn't expect to do well on.
Intention: Kelly wants to stop feeling anxious about the exam.
Moral action: Kelly organizes a group study session with her classes.
Immoral consequence: Kelly's classmates end up doing poorly on the exam because they skipped studying.
Norm: It's prudent to be prepared for important exams.
Situation: Kelly is feeling nervous about an upcoming physics exam that she doesn't expect to do well on.
Intention: Kelly wants to stop feeling anxious about the exam.
Moral consequence: Kelly's classmates do better than they expected because of the group study session.
Immoral action: Kelly decides to skip studying and convinces her classmates to go out drinking to relax instead.
Norm: You should always meet your biological family members.
Situation: Andy was adopted when he was a baby, but recently received a letter from his biological parents asking to meet him.
Intention: Andy wants to respond to the letter.
Moral action: Andy responds to the letter and agrees to meet his biological parents.
Immoral consequence: Andy's biological parents are hurt that he is refusing to meet them.
Norm: You should always meet your biological family members.
Situation: Andy was adopted when he was a baby, but recently received a letter from his biological parents asking to meet him.
Intention: Andy wants to respond to the letter.
Moral consequence: Andy's biological parents are excited to meet and build a relationship with Andy.
Immoral action: Andy responds to the letter and says he does not want to meet his biological parents because they gave him up.
Norm: One should show respect to family members.
Situation: Sal is at a family reunion.
Intention: Sal wants to talk with someone.
Moral action: Sal see his cousin and asks him how everything is going for her.
Immoral consequence: Sal is shunned by his family for not talking to them.
Norm: One should show respect to family members.
Situation: Sal is at a family reunion.
Intention: Sal wants to talk with someone.
Moral consequence: Sal has a good time talking with his family.
Immoral action: Sal chats with the people who are doing the catering for the party.
Norm: It's wrong not to visit your family.
Situation: Perry is out driving around.
Intention: Perry wants to enjoy time other people.
Moral action: Perry goes over to his parents house and spends the afternoon chatting with them.
Immoral consequence: Perry has to call his Dad to bail him out of jail when he's arrested for smoking weed in the park.
Norm: It's wrong not to visit your family.
Situation: Perry is out driving around.
Intention: Perry wants to enjoy time other people.
Moral consequence: Perry becomes closer to his parents who complement him for being such a thoughtful son.
Immoral action: Perry stops at the park and hangs out with the stoners.
Norm: You shouldn't take money from someone else.
Situation: Sal is on the bus when he spots a twenty dollar bill sticking out of a sleeping mans pocket.
Intention: Sal wants to go see a movie.
Moral action: Sal resists the urge to steal and buys a movie ticket with his own money.
Immoral consequence: Sal feels like a scumbag for taking money instead of just buying the ticket with his own money.
Norm: You shouldn't take money from someone else.
Situation: Sal is on the bus when he spots a twenty dollar bill sticking out of a sleeping mans pocket.
Intention: Sal wants to go see a movie.
Moral consequence: Sal feels good about himself for not taking something that doesn't belong to him and being self sufficient.
Immoral action: Sal grabs the twenty dollar bill and uses it to see a movie at the local theater.
Norm: It's good to be civil during a break up.
Situation: Janet is breaking up with her boyfriend after a long relationship.
Intention: Janet wants to let her boyfriend know the things that he did wrong while they were together.
Moral action: Janet gently points out mistakes that her boyfriend has made and makes some constructive suggestions of ways to improve.
Immoral consequence: Janet's boyfriend is emotionally hurt and is bitter towards her.
Norm: It's good to be civil during a break up.
Situation: Janet is breaking up with her boyfriend after a long relationship.
Intention: Janet wants to let her boyfriend know the things that he did wrong while they were together.
Moral consequence: After the break-up Janet's boyfriend uses her input to improve his behavior.
Immoral action: Janet yells at her soon-to-be ex angrily, cruelly highlighting all his faults.
Norm: It's rude to cheat in video games.
Situation: Billy is off from work and wants to unwind playing some of his favorite video games.
Intention: Billy wants to have fun competing against other players.
Moral action: Billy plays fair and square, winning with only his skills.
Immoral consequence: His opponents are upset because Billy is obviously cheating.
Norm: It's rude to cheat in video games.
Situation: Billy is off from work and wants to unwind playing some of his favorite video games.
Intention: Billy wants to have fun competing against other players.
Moral consequence: His opponents lose but despite that enjoyed such a competitive match.
Immoral action: Billy uses hacking tools to unfairly defeat his opponents.
Norm: It's important to be a team player when playing soccer.
Situation: Josh plays in a youth soccer league and his team is tied 1-1.
Intention: Josh wants his team to win.
Moral action: Josh sees a teammate open downfield and quickly kicks the ball to them, who then scores.
Immoral consequence: Josh suffers an ankle injury and his teammates dislike him.
Norm: It's important to be a team player when playing soccer.
Situation: Josh plays in a youth soccer league and his team is tied 1-1.
Intention: Josh wants his team to win.
Moral consequence: Josh is thrilled that his teammates appreciate his contribution to the victory.
Immoral action: Josh tries to take the ball all the way down the field by himself but is slide-tackled before scoring, with the ball then rolling into the goal by accident.
Norm: One must obey all game regulations when fishing.
Situation: Jim plans on fishing on a lake not far from home.
Intention: Jim wants to catch enough fish for supper.
Moral action: Jim catches what is acceptable and follows the rules.
Immoral consequence: Jim is caught at the shore and is given a fine for overfishing.
Norm: One must obey all game regulations when fishing.
Situation: Jim plans on fishing on a lake not far from home.
Intention: Jim wants to catch enough fish for supper.
Moral consequence: Jim brings his fish home and has a nice supper.
Immoral action: Jim catches more fish than the DNR allows.
Norm: It's unacceptable to leave a dog with an animal abuser.
Situation: John is about to go on vacation.
Intention: John wants to have someone watch his dog.
Moral action: John books a stay at a well known boarding kennel for his dog.
Immoral consequence: John comes back to find that his dog has been starved to death.
Norm: It's unacceptable to leave a dog with an animal abuser.
Situation: John is about to go on vacation.
Intention: John wants to have someone watch his dog.
Moral consequence: John and his dog both have fun on their vacations.
Immoral action: John leaves his dog with his friend that hates animals because it is free.
Norm: You should call people by their correct or preferred name.
Situation: Debbie's coworker has recently come out as trans and has asked to be called by a name that matches their true gender.
Intention: Debbie wants to call her coworker.
Moral action: Debbie calls her coworker and uses their correct new name.
Immoral consequence: Debbie's coworker feels disrespected and invalidated by the use of their dead name.
Norm: You should call people by their correct or preferred name.
Situation: Debbie's coworker has recently come out as trans and has asked to be called by a name that matches their true gender.
Intention: Debbie wants to call her coworker.
Moral consequence: Debbie's coworker feels respected and validated by the use of their correct name.
Immoral action: Debbie calls her coworker but uses their dead name instead of their new correct name.
Norm: It's good to buy something your child wants.
Situation: John has a young daughter.
Intention: John wants to get his daughter a birthday present.
Moral action: John asks his daughter what she'd like for her birthday and buys it.
Immoral consequence: John's daughter doesn't like the present and is disappointed since it shows her dad doesn't know her at all.
Norm: It's good to buy something your child wants.
Situation: John has a young daughter.
Intention: John wants to get his daughter a birthday present.
Moral consequence: John's daughter is happy and feels like her dad pays attention to her.
Immoral action: John asks a neighbor what to get his daughter since he doesn't know her well.
Norm: It's good to be generous to people.
Situation: Jim gets an unexpected windfall from a smart stock investment.
Intention: Jim wants to do something with his extra money.
Moral action: Jim sets up a charity to send underprivileged youth to college.
Immoral consequence: Jim gets busted and sent to jail.
Norm: It's good to be generous to people.
Situation: Jim gets an unexpected windfall from a smart stock investment.
Intention: Jim wants to do something with his extra money.
Moral consequence: Jim is given a humanitarian award by the city in which he lives.
Immoral action: Jim buys some cocaine.
Norm: It's not okay to be mean to animals.
Situation: Dave's cat Max accidentally went to the bathroom on the carpet in Dave's apartment.
Intention: Dave wants to admonish the cat for the accident.
Moral action: Dave shows the cat the litter box and in a whiney voice asks the cat why it didn't use the litter box.
Immoral consequence: The cat freaks out thinking it's being attacked and it's stress levels go high as it kicks in survival instinct.
Norm: It's not okay to be mean to animals.
Situation: Dave's cat Max accidentally went to the bathroom on the carpet in Dave's apartment.
Intention: Dave wants to admonish the cat for the accident.
Moral consequence: Dave's cat continues to ignore Dave happily, wondering why one of the peasants is talking to it.
Immoral action: Dave takes the cat's litter box and whips it at the cat barely missing hitting it.
Norm: It is good to keep some things private
Situation: Johnny walking in a local park with a group of his friends when they run into another group from the same high school.
Intention: Johnny wants to impress a girl from his school.
Moral action: Johnny doesn't mention his foot fungus even when the girl starts talking about his shoes.
Immoral consequence: The girl is grossed out by Johnny's feet but keeps talking to him anyways.
Norm: It is good to keep some things private
Situation: Johnny walking in a local park with a group of his friends when they run into another group from the same high school.
Intention: Johnny wants to impress a girl from his school.
Moral consequence: Johnny and the girl have a great conversation and set up a date next weekend.
Immoral action: Johnny approaches the girl and in conversation mentions he's been taking medicine for a foot fungus.
Norm: You should prioritize your children over your pets
Situation: Laurence had made plans to take his dogs to the dog park to play, and then realized his children had a dance recital he had promised to attend.
Intention: Laurence wants to prioritize his time.
Moral action: Laurence skips going to the park and goes to watch his children's recital as promised.
Immoral consequence: Laurence's children are devastated that he missed their recital.
Norm: You should prioritize your children over your pets
Situation: Laurence had made plans to take his dogs to the dog park to play, and then realized his children had a dance recital he had promised to attend.
Intention: Laurence wants to prioritize his time.
Moral consequence: Laurence's children see him in the audience and are proud to show their dance routine off.
Immoral action: Laurence decides to skip the recital to enjoy a day at the park instead.
Norm: It's rude to make jokes about Greta Thunberg.
Situation: Gerald is a middle aged man.
Intention: Gerald wants to point out Greta Thunberg to his teenaged daughter.
Moral action: Gerald says he hopes his daughter is as confident and outspoke as Greta Thunberg on things that are important to her.
Immoral consequence: Gerald looks like a jerk bullying a kid and his daughter feels insecure.
Norm: It's rude to make jokes about Greta Thunberg.
Situation: Gerald is a middle aged man.
Intention: Gerald wants to point out Greta Thunberg to his teenaged daughter.
Moral consequence: Gerald is a good father and his daughter is confident and feels heard by him.
Immoral action: Gerald tells his teen daughter he hopes she won't be as loud and obnoxious as Greta Thunberg.
Norm: It's wrong to encourage cheating
Situation: Henry is on a racing team and is in a meeting with the driver.
Intention: Henry wants the team to win.
Moral action: Henry offers to improve his pit crew time to help get the car out faster.
Immoral consequence: The team fires Henry for breach of conduct.
Norm: It's wrong to encourage cheating
Situation: Henry is on a racing team and is in a meeting with the driver.
Intention: Henry wants the team to win.
Moral consequence: The team appreciates Henry's initiative.
Immoral action: Henry advises putting some illegal fuel additive to make the car go faster.
Norm: It's rude to throw eggs on someone's car.
Situation: Julia is out in her neighborhood for the Halloween festivities.
Intention: Julia wants to pull a trick.
Moral action: Julia writes Happy Halloween in shaving cream on her friend's yard.
Immoral consequence: Julia is given a $200 bill by her neighbor to have their car cleaned.
Norm: It's rude to throw eggs on someone's car.
Situation: Julia is out in her neighborhood for the Halloween festivities.
Intention: Julia wants to pull a trick.
Moral consequence: Julia is admired by her friends for her clever but harmless trick.
Immoral action: Julia throws eggs on her neighbor's car.
Norm: You shouldn't think of transgender people as freaks.
Situation: Dan is at a party when he is introduced to Lena who looks like a nice girl, when Dan is told by Lena that she's recently transitioned.
Intention: Dan wants to react to Lena's admission.
Moral action: Dan tells Lena that he has learned that gender is fluid and that we are all different spectrum of woman and man.
Immoral consequence: Lena is in tears as she's being discriminated and hated on by an aggressive hateful person.
Norm: You shouldn't think of transgender people as freaks.
Situation: Dan is at a party when he is introduced to Lena who looks like a nice girl, when Dan is told by Lena that she's recently transitioned.
Intention: Dan wants to react to Lena's admission.
Moral consequence: Lena feels supported by Dan's understanding and is happy she has someone to confide in.
Immoral action: Dan tells Lena that he thought she was pretty but now that he knows that Lena is a gross freak of nature he takes it back.
Norm: It's disrespectful to snoop through someone else's communications.
Situation: Jake suspects Jenny is cheating on him with another man.
Intention: Jake wants to find out if his suspicions are true.
Moral action: Jake asks Jenny if she's been seeing someone else.
Immoral consequence: Jake finds no proof but Jenny finds out what Jake was doing and dumps him.
Norm: It's disrespectful to snoop through someone else's communications.
Situation: Jake suspects Jenny is cheating on him with another man.
Intention: Jake wants to find out if his suspicions are true.
Moral consequence: Jenny mentions she's been talking to another guy, but he's just a childhood friend.
Immoral action: Jake hacks Jenny's social media accounts to try and investigate.
Norm: You should report people for this misconduct on the job.
Situation: Jeff is at work when his boss make a sexist remark about a coworker.
Intention: Jeff wants to be promoted.
Moral action: Jeff reports the comment his boss made to the human resources department.
Immoral consequence: The boss takes a liking to Jeff and recommends Jeff for a promotion.
Norm: You should report people for this misconduct on the job.
Situation: Jeff is at work when his boss make a sexist remark about a coworker.
Intention: Jeff wants to be promoted.
Moral consequence: The human resources department thanks Jeff and offers a supervisor position.
Immoral action: Jeff ignores the comment and laughs about it with his boss.
Norm: It's good to support your aging parents.
Situation: Henry is visiting his parents and realizing that they are being more forgetful and might not be able to live alone much longer.
Intention: Henry wants to make sure his parents are safe.
Moral action: Henry talks things over with his parents, and they decide to move in with him.
Immoral consequence: Henry's parents feel belittled and unsupported by Henry.
Norm: It's good to support your aging parents.
Situation: Henry is visiting his parents and realizing that they are being more forgetful and might not be able to live alone much longer.
Intention: Henry wants to make sure his parents are safe.
Moral consequence: Henry's parents feel respected and cared for by Henry.
Immoral action: Against his parents' wishes, he forces them into a nursing home.
Norm: It's not okay to be rough with your pets.
Situation: John's young dog Teddy accidentally pees on the rug right in front of John.
Intention: John wants to react to the accident.
Moral action: John shows Teddy the pee stain and calls Teddy a bad dog while pointing at the pee.
Immoral consequence: Teddy is confused and scared and doesn't understand why he's suddenly being physically attacked.
Norm: It's not okay to be rough with your pets.
Situation: John's young dog Teddy accidentally pees on the rug right in front of John.
Intention: John wants to react to the accident.
Moral consequence: Teddy starts to understand that peeing indoors is bad, and he shouldn't do that and wags his tail in agreement.
Immoral action: John shoves Teddy roughly out of the room while yelling at him about peeing everywhere.
Norm: Attacking someone's sexual preferences is considered petty.
Situation: John has just met Bill and as they are talking with each other Bill mentions that he is gay.
Intention: John wants to respond to Bills declaration of his sexuality.
Moral action: John tells Bill that he appreciates that Bill is brave enough to tell him such a thing and tells Bill that who he loves is his business.
Immoral consequence: Bill is shocked that he is being judged so harshly and is stunned that John is so backwards and hateful.
Norm: Attacking someone's sexual preferences is considered petty.
Situation: John has just met Bill and as they are talking with each other Bill mentions that he is gay.
Intention: John wants to respond to Bills declaration of his sexuality.
Moral consequence: Bill is happy that John is supportive and non judgmental about his homosexuality and feels safe around John.
Immoral action: John tells Bill that being gay is blasphemous and that his choice to be with men is something he should keep quiet about.
Norm: It's not nice to shoot animals.
Situation: John and Nancy are in their backyard when a couple of annoying seagulls won't stop flying by and disturbing them.
Intention: John wants to get the seagulls to stop.
Moral action: John uses a rolled up newspaper to slap against the palm of his hand as loud as he can to scare the birds.
Immoral consequence: Nancy is appalled at John's animal abuse and the carnage happening before her and is terrified of John's temper.
Norm: It's not nice to shoot animals.
Situation: John and Nancy are in their backyard when a couple of annoying seagulls won't stop flying by and disturbing them.
Intention: John wants to get the seagulls to stop.
Moral consequence: Nancy is happy to see John find an animal friendly way to get rid of the birds without causing them harm.
Immoral action: John gets out his double barreled shotgun and proceeds to shoot ten rounds into each bird.
Norm: It's understandable to do things that are fun and silly.
Situation: Marcus comes home very tired after a long day of work.
Intention: Marcus wants to do something.
Moral action: Marcus dances around the apartment to eighties hair band music.
Immoral consequence: Marcus becomes quickly becomes more tired and burnt out.
Norm: It's understandable to do things that are fun and silly.
Situation: Marcus comes home very tired after a long day of work.
Intention: Marcus wants to do something.
Moral consequence: Marcus mood improves and he feels less stressed.
Immoral action: Marcus watches a boring lecture related to his job.
Norm: It's disloyal to leave a job shortly after beginning it.
Situation: John has just begun working at a coffee shop when an impressed customer, right in front of Carlos the owner, offers John a higher paying job at his sandwich shop.
Intention: John wants to respond to the customer.
Moral action: John declines the customer's offer stating that he just began at this job, and he's not disloyal.
Immoral consequence: Carlos is angry that the training he just gave John is wasted and that he has to look for another employee.