CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's illegal to jaywalk.
Situation: Tyler is walking to the store and is approaching an intersection to cross the street.
Intention: Tyler wants to cross the street to reach the store.
Moral action: Tyler is approaching the intersection crosswalk and continues until he reaches the light to cross the street.
Immoral consequence: A cop sees Tyler illegally jaywalk and stops him to give a ticket for the crime and Tyler continues to the store.
Norm: It's illegal to jaywalk.
Situation: Tyler is walking to the store and is approaching an intersection to cross the street.
Intention: Tyler wants to cross the street to reach the store.
Moral consequence: Tyler crosses the street legally and makes it to the store without issue.
Immoral action: Tyler is approaching the intersection crosswalk and decides to cross the street before it to save walking time.
Norm: It's good to make and stick to goals.
Situation: Bobby has graduated high school and has been accepted into his college of choice.
Intention: Bobby wants to start college in order to work towards a career.
Moral action: Bobby starts college and even though the first few semesters are hard he perseveres and completes college.
Immoral consequence: Bobby is forced to find a lower paying job as he does not have a college degree.
Norm: It's good to make and stick to goals.
Situation: Bobby has graduated high school and has been accepted into his college of choice.
Intention: Bobby wants to start college in order to work towards a career.
Moral consequence: Bobby is able to use his college degree and lands a high paying job after graduation.
Immoral action: Bobby starts college but after the first semester drops out gives up on his goal and does not graduate.
Norm: It's wrong to start untrue rumors about others.
Situation: Dave and Bill are making small talk and the conversation seems to be fading out.
Intention: Dave wants to say something interesting to keep the conversation going.
Moral action: Dave tells Bill a story about some interesting sports highlights he watched last night.
Immoral consequence: John finds out about the false rumor and is saddened and angry that his reputation has been tarnished for no reason.
Norm: It's wrong to start untrue rumors about others.
Situation: Dave and Bill are making small talk and the conversation seems to be fading out.
Intention: Dave wants to say something interesting to keep the conversation going.
Moral consequence: John is never smeared and lives his life happily as he would have normally.
Immoral action: Dave says "hey did you hear about John? I heard he is wearing a hairpiece. " which is untrue, and he knows it.
Norm: It's wrong to destroy or alter public property.
Situation: Tabitha goes to a protest with her rebellious friends.
Intention: Tabitha wants her friends to think of her as a leader.
Moral action: Tabitha takes the lead during the protest, shouting clever slogans and encouraging the crowd.
Immoral consequence: Tabitha is promptly arrested for vandalism.
Norm: It's wrong to destroy or alter public property.
Situation: Tabitha goes to a protest with her rebellious friends.
Intention: Tabitha wants her friends to think of her as a leader.
Moral consequence: Tabitha goes back home that night happy and fulfilled.
Immoral action: Tabitha ends up throwing paint on a statue of George Washington during the protest.
Norm: It's inappropriate to talk about controversial topics in polite company.
Situation: Bob is at a party talking with some new acquaintances.
Intention: Bob wants to keep the conversation going with an interesting topic.
Moral action: Bob says that he took a trip to a national park recently and really enjoyed the view.
Immoral consequence: The acquaintances scoff and start arguing with Bob, calling him a fool.
Norm: It's inappropriate to talk about controversial topics in polite company.
Situation: Bob is at a party talking with some new acquaintances.
Intention: Bob wants to keep the conversation going with an interesting topic.
Moral consequence: The acquaintances start sharing their own travel stories.
Immoral action: Bob says that face masks during the coronavirus pandemic are not very helpful.
Norm: You shouldn't put weird things in your mouth.
Situation: James is riding the subway with a friend when the friend spots a lost retainer on the next bench and dares James to put it in his mouth.
Intention: James wants to avoid his friends calling him a chicken.
Moral action: James tells his friend HE should put the retainer in his mouth or else he's a chicken.
Immoral consequence: James' friends film him and put the video on YouTube, prompting everyone to call James a moron instead of a chicken.
Norm: You shouldn't put weird things in your mouth.
Situation: James is riding the subway with a friend when the friend spots a lost retainer on the next bench and dares James to put it in his mouth.
Intention: James wants to avoid his friends calling him a chicken.
Moral consequence: James' friend refuses to go through with the dare and James calls him a chicken.
Immoral action: James succumbs to peer pressure and puts the retainer in his mouth.
Norm: You shouldn't try to sleep with someone else's significant other.
Situation: Ted is talking to his brother's girlfriend because she's sad.
Intention: Ted wants to cheer up his brother's girlfriend.
Moral action: Ted tells his brother's girlfriend he thinks of her as family.
Immoral consequence: The girlfriend gets dumped by Ted's brother.
Norm: You shouldn't try to sleep with someone else's significant other.
Situation: Ted is talking to his brother's girlfriend because she's sad.
Intention: Ted wants to cheer up his brother's girlfriend.
Moral consequence: The girlfriend feels comforted that Ted cares about her.
Immoral action: Ted seduces his brother's girlfriend to distract her from her problems.
Norm: You shouldn't stand up for someone's bad behavior.
Situation: Jeffrey is at the mall when he sees kids from school bullying another kid.
Intention: Jeffrey wants to get involved.
Moral action: Jeffrey walks over to the bullies and stands up for the bullied kid by calling them out.
Immoral consequence: The kid being bullied is hurt and ends up dropping out of school.
Norm: You shouldn't stand up for someone's bad behavior.
Situation: Jeffrey is at the mall when he sees kids from school bullying another kid.
Intention: Jeffrey wants to get involved.
Moral consequence: The bullies run away with their tails between their legs and the bullied kid has a smile on his face.
Immoral action: Jeffrey joins in on the bullying.
Norm: You should show compassion to animals.
Situation: Jim notices that a family of mice has moved into his house.
Intention: Jim wants to get rid of the mice in his house.
Moral action: Jim hires someone to trap the mice and relocate them to another area.
Immoral consequence: The mother mouse dies and her babies also latter die slowly of starvation.
Norm: You should show compassion to animals.
Situation: Jim notices that a family of mice has moved into his house.
Intention: Jim wants to get rid of the mice in his house.
Moral consequence: The family of mice continue to live in their new habitat.
Immoral action: Jim shoots the mother mouse with a pellet gun hitting it cleanly.
Norm: It's wrong to drink too much alcohol.
Situation: Ted goes to the bar with his friends for a night out with the boys.
Intention: Ted wants to have an awesome time on his night out.
Moral action: Ted has a few shots and cracks jokes with his friends all evening.
Immoral consequence: Ted is embarassed the next day when his friends rehash the night with him.
Norm: It's wrong to drink too much alcohol.
Situation: Ted goes to the bar with his friends for a night out with the boys.
Intention: Ted wants to have an awesome time on his night out.
Moral consequence: Ted and his friends have a great boys night.
Immoral action: Ted gets wasted and acts foolishly in front of his friends, laughing the whole time.
Norm: It's honorable to split things evenly.
Situation: John is slicing a pizza for himself and his friend Peter who is over for dinner.
Intention: John wants to slice the pizza.
Moral action: John takes the pizza slicer and finds the middle of the pizza before cutting right through the center.
Immoral consequence: Peter is annoyed that now one of them will have a small slice that looks useless and that it's probably going to be him.
Norm: It's honorable to split things evenly.
Situation: John is slicing a pizza for himself and his friend Peter who is over for dinner.
Intention: John wants to slice the pizza.
Moral consequence: Peter is happy that they're both getting a slice that will satisfy their hunger with no need for jealousy.
Immoral action: John takes the pizza slicer and slices it in a bizarre angle making one side huge and one side tiny.
Norm: It's wrong to be jealous.
Situation: John is at the bar when Bill shows him a photo of his hot new girlfriend.
Intention: John wants to give his opinion of the picture.
Moral action: John tells his friend that she is very pretty, and he's proud of him for having the courage to ask her out.
Immoral consequence: Bill is angered that John would say that about her and is not happy that his friend is so callous.
Norm: It's wrong to be jealous.
Situation: John is at the bar when Bill shows him a photo of his hot new girlfriend.
Intention: John wants to give his opinion of the picture.
Moral consequence: Bill is delighted that his friend is so supportive and so uplifting and has a big smile on his face.
Immoral action: John tells Bill that she's not that hot and looks kind of trashy in fact, and he shouldn't be so proud.
Norm: You shouldn't film other people in the shower.
Situation: Henry notices a small hole in the ceiling of his hotel room bathroom.
Intention: Henry wants to see if there is camera hidden in the hole.
Moral action: After looking into the hole and seeing a camera, Henry calls the police.
Immoral consequence: Henry is eventually caught and is arrested for child pornography.
Norm: You shouldn't film other people in the shower.
Situation: Henry notices a small hole in the ceiling of his hotel room bathroom.
Intention: Henry wants to see if there is camera hidden in the hole.
Moral consequence: Henry is praised for bringing the source of child pornography to the attention of the police.
Immoral action: After looking into the hole and seeing a camera, Henry asks the hotel owner if he can have some video footage of young girls in the shower.
Norm: You shouldn't grab a chair that belongs to someone else.
Situation: John is walking into his biology class.
Intention: John wants to find a seat for the class.
Moral action: John finds an empty seat near the front of the class.
Immoral consequence: John is sent to the principal's office.
Norm: You shouldn't grab a chair that belongs to someone else.
Situation: John is walking into his biology class.
Intention: John wants to find a seat for the class.
Moral consequence: John learns a lot about biology and enjoys the lecture.
Immoral action: John takes a seat away from a smaller, weaker student.
Norm: You shouldn't keep things from your partner.
Situation: Bobby and Grace are getting married and Bobby has $50,000 in debt that he has not told Grace about.
Intention: Bobby wants to have a nice wedding day with Grace.
Moral action: Bobby tells Grace about his debt before their wedding, and they have a nice wedding day.
Immoral consequence: Grace is betrayed by Bobby's secret and takes a separation from their new marriage.
Norm: You shouldn't keep things from your partner.
Situation: Bobby and Grace are getting married and Bobby has $50,000 in debt that he has not told Grace about.
Intention: Bobby wants to have a nice wedding day with Grace.
Moral consequence: Bobby and Grace sit down to work out a payment plan of their total debt together and their bond is stronger.
Immoral action: Bobby and Grace have a nice wedding day and Grace finds out about Bobby's debt a few days after the wedding on accident.
Norm: It's wrong to be rude to siblings spouses.
Situation: Leah is at a family dinner with her parents, her siblings, and their spouses.
Intention: Leah wants to avoid discussing why she's still single.
Moral action: Leah acknowledges and deflects the questions she receives about her dating life, while remaining civil.
Immoral consequence: Leah's sister's spouse is annoyed but Leah finishes the dinner without discussing her dating life.
Norm: It's wrong to be rude to siblings spouses.
Situation: Leah is at a family dinner with her parents, her siblings, and their spouses.
Intention: Leah wants to avoid discussing why she's still single.
Moral consequence: Leah is happy to end the dinner without having to discuss dating.
Immoral action: Leah refuses to answer a question from her sister's spouse regarding a date Leah recently went on with a mutual friend.
Norm: It's rude to not do something you promised to do.
Situation: Jeff's friend Josh is having his twenty-first birthday party and Jeff volunteers to be the designated driver.
Intention: Jeff wants to have a good time.
Moral action: Jeff spends the night in lively conversation with Josh, and drives Josh home after closing time.
Immoral consequence: Jeff and Josh are forced to walk several miles home from the bar at the end of the night.
Norm: It's rude to not do something you promised to do.
Situation: Jeff's friend Josh is having his twenty-first birthday party and Jeff volunteers to be the designated driver.
Intention: Jeff wants to have a good time.
Moral consequence: Jeff and Josh's friendship grows stronger in light of Jeff being a reliable friend.
Immoral action: Jeff decides to have a few drinks during the birthday celebrations and ends up getting too drunk to drive.
Norm: It's bad to get revenge on your roommate.
Situation: Jackie is looking at the dirty dishes that her live in boyfriend left all over their apartment.
Intention: Jackie wants to let her boyfriend know how much she dislikes the mess he left.
Moral action: Jackie has a talk with her boyfriend and explains how she dislikes that he leaves his dirty dishes all over the apartment.
Immoral consequence: Jackie's boyfriend is annoyed that his lounge chair is covered with dirty dishes.
Norm: It's bad to get revenge on your roommate.
Situation: Jackie is looking at the dirty dishes that her live in boyfriend left all over their apartment.
Intention: Jackie wants to let her boyfriend know how much she dislikes the mess he left.
Moral consequence: Jackie's boyfriend appreciates her talking with him and promises to put the dirty dishes in the dishwasher from now on.
Immoral action: Jackie gathers up all of the dirty dishes and dumps them on his favourite lounge chair.
Norm: You shouldn't use road flares to destroy property.
Situation: Roger is arguing with another driver on the side of the road after a minor car accident.
Intention: Roger wants to end the argument.
Moral action: Roger calmly responds to the person and provides them with his insurance information.
Immoral consequence: Roger is arrested and put in jail.
Norm: You shouldn't use road flares to destroy property.
Situation: Roger is arguing with another driver on the side of the road after a minor car accident.
Intention: Roger wants to end the argument.
Moral consequence: Roger is able to have his insurance cover the damage.
Immoral action: Roger picks up a road flare and throws it into the person's car, setting it on fire.
Norm: It is important to keep children safe.
Situation: Mary is preparing to cook dinner and realizes she is out of eggs.
Intention: Mary wants to go to the grocery store with her child.
Moral action: Mary buckles her baby in the car seat in the back seat of her truck and drives to the market.
Immoral consequence: If Mary is in an accident, the baby will be hurt.
Norm: It is important to keep children safe.
Situation: Mary is preparing to cook dinner and realizes she is out of eggs.
Intention: Mary wants to go to the grocery store with her child.
Moral consequence: If Mary is in an accident, the baby will be safe.
Immoral action: Mary lays her baby in the front seat of the truck and drives to the market.
Norm: It's wrong to be rude or toxic towards other people.
Situation: Cathy is about to leave work when a colleague approaches her.
Intention: Cathy wants to get home.
Moral action: Cathy apologizes to her colleague and asks if they can catch up tomorrow.
Immoral consequence: Cathy becomes known as cold and is not included in office conversations.
Norm: It's wrong to be rude or toxic towards other people.
Situation: Cathy is about to leave work when a colleague approaches her.
Intention: Cathy wants to get home.
Moral consequence: Cathy's colleague understands and Cathy leaves for home guilt free.
Immoral action: Cathy ignores her colleague and brushes past towards the door.
Norm: It's frowned upon to use illicit drugs.
Situation: Brian is at a party when some people there offer him a hit of cocaine.
Intention: Brian doesn't want to upset the people.
Moral action: Brian excuses himself, saying that he's had some friends who didn't do well while on cocaine.
Immoral consequence: Brian gets addicted to cocaine, and his life goes downhill.
Norm: It's frowned upon to use illicit drugs.
Situation: Brian is at a party when some people there offer him a hit of cocaine.
Intention: Brian doesn't want to upset the people.
Moral consequence: The people respect Brian and leave him alone.
Immoral action: Brian takes the hit of cocaine.
Norm: You shouldn't snoop around your partner's things.
Situation: Mary and John are out on a date but Mary's phone keeps vibrating.
Intention: John wants to know who is calling Mary.
Moral action: John tells Mary it is ok if she needs to take the call as it won't be a big interruption on their date.
Immoral consequence: Mary is livid when she catches John invading her privacy and cuts the date short.
Norm: You shouldn't snoop around your partner's things.
Situation: Mary and John are out on a date but Mary's phone keeps vibrating.
Intention: John wants to know who is calling Mary.
Moral consequence: Mary is grateful for John's understanding and explains who has been trying to contact her.
Immoral action: When Mary goes to the restroom John goes through her phone to see who is calling her.
Norm: It is important to watch for other people while driving.
Situation: Sara is approaching a roundabout while driving to work.
Intention: Sara wants to get through the roundabout.
Moral action: Sara slows down and notices Bob approaching the crosswalk when she looks to her right.
Immoral consequence: Sara almost hits Bob who is left shaken and remains nervous about crosswalks for years to come.
Norm: It is important to watch for other people while driving.
Situation: Sara is approaching a roundabout while driving to work.
Intention: Sara wants to get through the roundabout.
Moral consequence: Bob waves and gives Sara a nod as she waits for him to cross in front of her.
Immoral action: Sara goes straight into the roundabout without slowing down or looking to her right where Bob is entering the crosswalk.
Norm: It's bad to have unprotected sex without understanding the consequences.
Situation: Jill and her boyfriend are engaged in a heavy make out session.
Intention: Jill wants to feel good.
Moral action: Jill and her boyfriend please each other manually.
Immoral consequence: Jill gets pregnant, and they are faced with a difficult choice.
Norm: It's bad to have unprotected sex without understanding the consequences.
Situation: Jill and her boyfriend are engaged in a heavy make out session.
Intention: Jill wants to feel good.
Moral consequence: Jill and her boyfriend get pleasure without the risk of disease or pregnancy.
Immoral action: Jill and her boyfriend have sex despite having no protection.
Norm: It's wrong to not support your sibling.
Situation: Jeb's sibling is having a baseball match tomorrow and wants Jeb to come along.
Intention: Jeb wants to let his sibling know if he can attend the game.
Moral action: Jeb tells his sibling he can go tomorrow to the game and pats his son on the back.
Immoral consequence: Jeb's sibling is devastated that Jeb can't come and begs him to come.
Norm: It's wrong to not support your sibling.
Situation: Jeb's sibling is having a baseball match tomorrow and wants Jeb to come along.
Intention: Jeb wants to let his sibling know if he can attend the game.
Moral consequence: Jeb's sibling decides to pack his stuff early and hugs Jeb.
Immoral action: Jeb tells his sibling he can't attend the game because he is busy and doesn't come.
Norm: It's wrong to complain all the time.
Situation: Connie is out with friends on lunch break, and they are talking together.
Intention: Connie wants to make conversation.
Moral action: Connie says how grateful she is for her job and her friends.
Immoral consequence: Connie's friends try to avoid talking with her from then on.
Norm: It's wrong to complain all the time.
Situation: Connie is out with friends on lunch break, and they are talking together.
Intention: Connie wants to make conversation.
Moral consequence: Connie and her friends cheer each other up with the good things in their lives.
Immoral action: Connie complains about her job, her boss, and the company during the whole lunch break.
Norm: You shouldn't give wild animals to your parents.
Situation: Fred's parents lost their dog and are sad about it.
Intention: Fred wants to get his parents a new pet.
Moral action: Fred gets his parents a kitten from a nearby neighbor.
Immoral consequence: The raccoon turns feral and attacks his parents.
Norm: You shouldn't give wild animals to your parents.
Situation: Fred's parents lost their dog and are sad about it.
Intention: Fred wants to get his parents a new pet.
Moral consequence: Fred's parents love the kitten and are grateful.
Immoral action: Fred gets his parents a baby raccoon that he found.
Norm: It is important to go to the doctor.
Situation: Steve caught the flu a few days ago and is feeling very sick.
Intention: Steve wants to treat his illness.
Moral action: Steve decides that his illness be treated by a doctor.
Immoral consequence: Steve's illness gets worse, and he develops into a high fever which makes him unconscious.
Norm: It is important to go to the doctor.
Situation: Steve caught the flu a few days ago and is feeling very sick.
Intention: Steve wants to treat his illness.
Moral consequence: Steve recovers very quickly after taking the prescribed medication and advice from the doctor.
Immoral action: Steve follows some home remedies for treating his illness.
Norm: It's rude to not show up to a date.
Situation: Linda is supposed to go on a date tonight, but she stayed out too late the night before and is extremely tired.
Intention: Linda wants to stay home and sleep.
Moral action: Linda calls her date to say that she won't be able to make it that night, reschedules for the following weekend, and goes to sleep.
Immoral consequence: Linda's date arrives at the meeting place, waits for an hour, and is very upset that he has been stood up.
Norm: It's rude to not show up to a date.
Situation: Linda is supposed to go on a date tonight, but she stayed out too late the night before and is extremely tired.
Intention: Linda wants to stay home and sleep.
Moral consequence: Linda's date is understanding and looks forward to the date the next weekend.
Immoral action: Linda doesn't tell her date that she won't be there, lays on the couch, and sleeps until the morning.
Norm: It's good to give compliments to your significant other.
Situation: Joe and his girlfriend Sarah are eating lunch in silence.
Intention: Joe wants to break up the silence with friendly conversation.
Moral action: Joe tells Sarah all of the things he loves about her, and Joe asks Sarah about her day.
Immoral consequence: Sarah is bored, and she leaves the table early.
Norm: It's good to give compliments to your significant other.
Situation: Joe and his girlfriend Sarah are eating lunch in silence.
Intention: Joe wants to break up the silence with friendly conversation.
Moral consequence: Sarah feels like Joe cares about her, and she asks Joe to cuddle with her after supper.
Immoral action: Joe talks about himself and his favorite subjects that disinterest Sarah.