CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: Being rude to others is wrong.
Situation: Karen is waiting in line at the supermarket.
Intention: Karen wants to get through the line as fast as she can.
Moral action: Karen helps the cashier bag the groceries to move things along.
Immoral consequence: Karen is booted from the store and banned from coming back.
Norm: Being rude to others is wrong.
Situation: Karen is waiting in line at the supermarket.
Intention: Karen wants to get through the line as fast as she can.
Moral consequence: Karen is given a coupon to save money on her next order by the appreciative cashier.
Immoral action: Karen screams at the cashier and demands they work faster.
Norm: It's inappropriate to insult your grandchild's significant other.
Situation: Bob is suspicious of his grandson Chuck's girlfriend who is from a different country.
Intention: Bob wants to express his concern to Chuck.
Moral action: Bob talks about his concern, but decides to give Chuck's girlfriend a chance and invites them both over for dinner.
Immoral consequence: Bob and Chuck and nearly come to blows and Chuck leaves in anger.
Norm: It's inappropriate to insult your grandchild's significant other.
Situation: Bob is suspicious of his grandson Chuck's girlfriend who is from a different country.
Intention: Bob wants to express his concern to Chuck.
Moral consequence: Bob learns that he has a lot in common which Chuck's girlfriend, and they become close.
Immoral action: Bob makes a racist comment about Chuck's girlfriend during thanksgiving.
Norm: It's not okay to use addictive drugs.
Situation: Jamie had previously been prescribed a strong narcotic after getting into a bad car accident.
Intention: Jamie wants the narcotic out of his house for good.
Moral action: Jamie brings his pills to an appropriate location to be dropped off and disposed of.
Immoral consequence: Jamie becomes addicted and his life goes into a downward spiral.
Norm: It's not okay to use addictive drugs.
Situation: Jamie had previously been prescribed a strong narcotic after getting into a bad car accident.
Intention: Jamie wants the narcotic out of his house for good.
Moral consequence: Jamie, and others, are safe from the dangers of the narcotic.
Immoral action: Jamie decides to take the remainder of his pills even though he does not need them.
Norm: It's good to be tolerant of animals.
Situation: Noah's kids have been asking for a new pet.
Intention: Noah wants to purchase a new pet for his children.
Moral action: Noah allows the cat to roam the house on the condition that his kids bathe it weekly.
Immoral consequence: The cat becomes depressed and isn't receptive to the kids.
Norm: It's good to be tolerant of animals.
Situation: Noah's kids have been asking for a new pet.
Intention: Noah wants to purchase a new pet for his children.
Moral consequence: Noah, his kids, and the cat live in harmony.
Immoral action: Noah gets a new cat for his kids, but keeps it in the basement because he doesn't like the way it smells.
Norm: You shouldn't do other people's homework.
Situation: Calvin is sitting in the school library.
Intention: Calvin wants to find something to do.
Moral action: Calvin goes to the non-fiction section picks out a book to read.
Immoral consequence: Calvin is put on probation for violation of the school's honor code.
Norm: You shouldn't do other people's homework.
Situation: Calvin is sitting in the school library.
Intention: Calvin wants to find something to do.
Moral consequence: Calvin learns a lot of new facts from reading the book.
Immoral action: Calvin does a friend's homework for them when they ask him for help.
Norm: It's wrong to destroy a relationship.
Situation: Jeff knows John has been unfaithful to his girlfriend.
Intention: Jeff wants John to admit the truth.
Moral action: Jeff suggests to John he should own up to his actions and ask for forgiveness.
Immoral consequence: John is devastated when his girlfriend breaks up with him.
Norm: It's wrong to destroy a relationship.
Situation: Jeff knows John has been unfaithful to his girlfriend.
Intention: Jeff wants John to admit the truth.
Moral consequence: John explains and apologizes for his behavior to his girlfriend, and she forgives him.
Immoral action: Jeff tells John's girlfriend about the infidelity and tells her she should confront John about it.
Norm: It's good to sell things to your friends.
Situation: Jane is moving to a new apartment and buying new furniture.
Intention: Jane wants to get some extra money for the move.
Moral action: Jane offers her furniture to Claire at a discount first.
Immoral consequence: Claire is annoyed with Jane and must spend extra buying furniture elsewhere.
Norm: It's good to sell things to your friends.
Situation: Jane is moving to a new apartment and buying new furniture.
Intention: Jane wants to get some extra money for the move.
Moral consequence: Claire feels happy and gets some things she needs.
Immoral action: Jane lists her furniture on Craiglist even though she knows Claire is looking for new furniture.
Norm: You should not brag to those less fortunate than you.
Situation: Dave is in front of a corner store where a homeless man lives, scratching a lotto ticket when he wins a prize.
Intention: Dave wants to tell someone he won.
Moral action: Dave runs back into the store and tells the cashier that he just won the prize.
Immoral consequence: The homeless man is annoyed that he's being reminded again of his horrible lot in life and doesn't want to hear it.
Norm: You should not brag to those less fortunate than you.
Situation: Dave is in front of a corner store where a homeless man lives, scratching a lotto ticket when he wins a prize.
Intention: Dave wants to tell someone he won.
Moral consequence: The homeless man doesn't see or hear anything about the lottery and continues on his day.
Immoral action: Dave runs up to the homeless man showing him the ticket and yelling happily about how he won.
Norm: It's wrong to lose your soul mate.
Situation: Dave and his wife Linda are sitting on the couch when Linda asks Dave to clean up after himself more.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Linda's request.
Moral action: Dave realizes that his wife is precious and that he needs to do better and tells her that he'll clean up right away.
Immoral consequence: Dave later realizes that Linda was the one and spends the rest of his life pining after her.
Norm: It's wrong to lose your soul mate.
Situation: Dave and his wife Linda are sitting on the couch when Linda asks Dave to clean up after himself more.
Intention: Dave wants to respond to Linda's request.
Moral consequence: Dave is rewarded by Linda's loyalty, love and companionship for the rest of his life.
Immoral action: Dave tells Linda that he doesn't care about that and if she doesn't like it she can leave the relationship.
Norm: It's expected that parents will cook food for their children.
Situation: Darlene has two kids but hates to cook.
Intention: Darlene wants to avoid doing lots of cooking.
Moral action: Darlene signs up for a meal-delivery service that makes cooking really easy.
Immoral consequence: Darlene's children are visibly emaciated and eventually taken away by child services.
Norm: It's expected that parents will cook food for their children.
Situation: Darlene has two kids but hates to cook.
Intention: Darlene wants to avoid doing lots of cooking.
Moral consequence: Darlene does minimal work and her children are fed.
Immoral action: Darlene neglects to feed her children because she never wants to cook.
Norm: It's important to give kids a good childhood.
Situation: Debby is at home with her kids.
Intention: Debby wants to get her kids out of the house.
Moral action: Debby drops her kids at their grandparent's house for a visit.
Immoral consequence: Debby is charged with child neglect for not being with her kids in public.
Norm: It's important to give kids a good childhood.
Situation: Debby is at home with her kids.
Intention: Debby wants to get her kids out of the house.
Moral consequence: Debby enjoys some quiet time at home while her kids are at their grandparents.
Immoral action: Debby drops her kids to go at the mall, and she goes home to take a nap.
Norm: It's good to offer to pay for someone's ride.
Situation: John and Jim shared a taxi from work to the subway station when the taxi driver turns to ask for the 20 dollar fare.
Intention: John wants to respond to the taxi driver's body gesture.
Moral action: John pulls out a twenty and tells the taxi driver that he's got the whole fare covered.
Immoral consequence: Jim thinks it is fine that he has to pay his half but is not impressed by John or happy about anything.
Norm: It's good to offer to pay for someone's ride.
Situation: John and Jim shared a taxi from work to the subway station when the taxi driver turns to ask for the 20 dollar fare.
Intention: John wants to respond to the taxi driver's body gesture.
Moral consequence: Jim is delighted at the surprise gift from his coworker and vows to repay the gesture in the future.
Immoral action: John pulls out a ten and gives it to the taxi driver to pay for his half of the fare.
Norm: You shouldn't post online just to get attention.
Situation: John was offered a large signing bonus with his new job.
Intention: John wants to share his good fortune.
Moral action: John posts to his friend and family group that he got his dream job.
Immoral consequence: His new company rescinds their offer because John violated their privacy rules.
Norm: You shouldn't post online just to get attention.
Situation: John was offered a large signing bonus with his new job.
Intention: John wants to share his good fortune.
Moral consequence: John's friends and family congratulate him on his new job.
Immoral action: John posts a public message on his Facebook page with a picture of his offer letter.
Norm: You shouldn't get back together with your ex.
Situation: After a breakup, Chuck feels lonely one evening.
Intention: Chuck wants some companionship.
Moral action: Chuck goes out and meets some new people.
Immoral consequence: Chuck and his ex have the same problems as they had before, making them both miserable.
Norm: You shouldn't get back together with your ex.
Situation: After a breakup, Chuck feels lonely one evening.
Intention: Chuck wants some companionship.
Moral consequence: Chuck finds another woman to be his girlfriend, and it works out better than before.
Immoral action: Chuck calls up his ex and gets back together with her.
Norm: It's good to go out with someone that likes you.
Situation: Don is looking thru the personal ads in the paper.
Intention: Don wants to find a date.
Moral action: Don reads all the ads and the invites some he has a lot in common with on a date.
Immoral consequence: Don has a bad date because the other person doesn't like Don.
Norm: It's good to go out with someone that likes you.
Situation: Don is looking thru the personal ads in the paper.
Intention: Don wants to find a date.
Moral consequence: Don has a wonderful date talking with his date about their shared interests.
Immoral action: Don sends invites the first person he reads about on a date.
Norm: It is rude to use your phone in church.
Situation: Jay is attending mass.
Intention: Jay wants to talk with his friend.
Moral action: Jay leaves the church service and goes to his friend's house.
Immoral consequence: Jay is asked to leave the church for disturbing the service.
Norm: It is rude to use your phone in church.
Situation: Jay is attending mass.
Intention: Jay wants to talk with his friend.
Moral consequence: Jay spends some quality time conversing with his buddy.
Immoral action: Jay takes out his cell phone and calls his friend.
Norm: It's rude to talk about other's medical conditions.
Situation: Mark works in an office with his friend, who has bipolar disorder.
Intention: Mark wants to be better friends with the boss.
Moral action: Mark invites his boss to lunch since they seem a bit depresssed.
Immoral consequence: Mark's boss ends up letting the friend go because they're not seen as stable and reliable in the workplace.
Norm: It's rude to talk about other's medical conditions.
Situation: Mark works in an office with his friend, who has bipolar disorder.
Intention: Mark wants to be better friends with the boss.
Moral consequence: Mark talks with his boss, and they both feel better, as the boss needed a break and Mark feels he knows and trusts his boss better.
Immoral action: Mark talks about his friend's manic episodes and how out of control he gets, to make his boss feel closer to him.
Norm: It's good to shower regularly.
Situation: Janice is an older woman who does not enjoy taking showers because they are difficult.
Intention: Janice wants to make her life easier.
Moral action: Janice gets a shower chair so that showering isn't so difficult for her.
Immoral consequence: As a result, Janice smells really bad and her friends and family avoid her.
Norm: It's good to shower regularly.
Situation: Janice is an older woman who does not enjoy taking showers because they are difficult.
Intention: Janice wants to make her life easier.
Moral consequence: Janice is clean every day and able to interact socially.
Immoral action: Janice decides it is too difficult to shower daily and only does so once a month.
Norm: It is good to drink responsibly.
Situation: Chase is at a party with some friends.
Intention: Chase wants to drink some alcohol.
Moral action: Chase drinks one or two beers.
Immoral consequence: Chase gets sick, throws up everywhere, and passes out.
Norm: It is good to drink responsibly.
Situation: Chase is at a party with some friends.
Intention: Chase wants to drink some alcohol.
Moral consequence: Chase is tipsy, but maintains control.
Immoral action: Chase decides to drink a bottle of Everclear.
Norm: It's rude to be cheap to your spouse.
Situation: Alfred is a lawyer with a wife and kids.
Intention: Alfred wants to look good for his job.
Moral action: John goes to the gym and gets a makeover and gets professional photos taken for his law firm.
Immoral consequence: John is seen as abusive by others and his wife ends up divorcing him.
Norm: It's rude to be cheap to your spouse.
Situation: Alfred is a lawyer with a wife and kids.
Intention: Alfred wants to look good for his job.
Moral consequence: John is healthier and has more energy for his family and gets more interest from clients.
Immoral action: Alfred gets designer suits for himself but makes his wife buy clothing for herself and the kids with a meager allowance.
Norm: It's not okay to not take care of your things.
Situation: Jeff's car is broken in his driveway and needs expensive repairs that he cannot afford.
Intention: Jeff wants to clear his driveway.
Moral action: Jeff asks his friend for a loan in order to get the car fixed up.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's feels ashamed that his neighbors disapprove of how he handled the situation and how it makes the neighborhood look trashy.
Norm: It's not okay to not take care of your things.
Situation: Jeff's car is broken in his driveway and needs expensive repairs that he cannot afford.
Intention: Jeff wants to clear his driveway.
Moral consequence: Jeff's feels relieved that he can drive his car again.
Immoral action: Jeff puts the car in neutral and pushes it onto his lawn and leaves it there.
Norm: You shouldn't deny things that are true.
Situation: Charles dropped a vase while shopping and broke it, so the store attendant is questioning Charles about it.
Intention: Charles wants to avoid trouble.
Moral action: Charles admits the truth and offers to pay for the vase.
Immoral consequence: The store attendant plays the video footage, sees that Charles dropped the vase, and has him arrested.
Norm: You shouldn't deny things that are true.
Situation: Charles dropped a vase while shopping and broke it, so the store attendant is questioning Charles about it.
Intention: Charles wants to avoid trouble.
Moral consequence: The store attendant accepts the money and lets Charles go without problems.
Immoral action: Charles says that the vase fell by itself as he was walking past it.
Norm: It is wrong to fail to care for children
Situation: Joan is working at a daycare center.
Intention: Joan wants to take a break.
Moral action: Joan asks a coworker to watch the children for her while she goes on break.
Immoral consequence: Joan is fired because of one of the children was injured while they were alone.
Norm: It is wrong to fail to care for children
Situation: Joan is working at a daycare center.
Intention: Joan wants to take a break.
Moral consequence: Joan has a relaxing break and returns to care the kids feeling refreshed.
Immoral action: Joan leaves the children alone to go outside and smoke a cigarette.
Norm: It is wrong to drug others.
Situation: Jeffrey is spending the night at a club.
Intention: Jeffrey wants to go home with a lady.
Moral action: Jeffrey strikes up a conversation with a woman using a clever pick-up line.
Immoral consequence: Jeffrey is arrested when the bartender notices him altering the woman's drink.
Norm: It is wrong to drug others.
Situation: Jeffrey is spending the night at a club.
Intention: Jeffrey wants to go home with a lady.
Moral consequence: Jeffrey is invited by the lady to spend more time her after the club closes.
Immoral action: Jeffrey slips some GHB in a woman's drink.
Norm: It's good to try to improve yourself
Situation: John doesn't have a job and has no specialized job skills.
Intention: John wants a job.
Moral action: John learns some marketable skills and gets a skilled job.
Immoral consequence: John makes barely enough to live in poverty.
Norm: It's good to try to improve yourself
Situation: John doesn't have a job and has no specialized job skills.
Intention: John wants a job.
Moral consequence: John makes enough to live and save for retirement.
Immoral action: John goes to work at a fast food restaurant.
Norm: It is bad to deceive your loved ones
Situation: Mike is going to a large family reunion gathering out of state.
Intention: Mike wants to re-connect with family members he hasn't seen in along time.
Moral action: Mike is forthright about his depression to his family members.
Immoral consequence: Although Mike's family members were glad to see him, he is reduced in their opinion.
Norm: It is bad to deceive your loved ones
Situation: Mike is going to a large family reunion gathering out of state.
Intention: Mike wants to re-connect with family members he hasn't seen in along time.
Moral consequence: His family comes together and finds him psychological help.
Immoral action: Mike is exaggerates his business successes after a few too many drinks.
Norm: You shouldn't remain with a cheating partner.
Situation: Dave is at home when his wife Cindy comes back from being out with friends and admits to him she just slept with someone else.
Intention: Dave wants to react to Cindy's admission.
Moral action: Dave tells Cindy that she needs to pack her things and move out as soon as possible as their relationship is finished.
Immoral consequence: Cindy is emboldened to cheat even more and stays with Dave just to exploit him for money.
Norm: You shouldn't remain with a cheating partner.
Situation: Dave is at home when his wife Cindy comes back from being out with friends and admits to him she just slept with someone else.
Intention: Dave wants to react to Cindy's admission.
Moral consequence: Dave gains a bunch of self respect and feels stronger and more in control of his life.
Immoral action: Dave tells Cindy that it's OK, and she just made a mistake, and he's sure she won't do it again.
Norm: It's not okay to judge someone on their height.
Situation: John is at work when his boss Tony comes and introduces their new coworker Peg who is under five feet tall.
Intention: John wants to say something to Peg.
Moral action: John tells Peg that she's welcome to the team and that he's glad to see a new face around.
Immoral consequence: Peg is annoyed that john is assuming things about her and basing his judgement simply by her appearance.
Norm: It's not okay to judge someone on their height.
Situation: John is at work when his boss Tony comes and introduces their new coworker Peg who is under five feet tall.
Intention: John wants to say something to Peg.
Moral consequence: Peg feels welcomed and loves the warm receptions she is receiving in a nerve-wracking moment.
Immoral action: John tells Peg that she is so tiny and that he can't believe it, that she must have an impossible time driving a car.
Norm: It's fun to go to the fair with people.
Situation: Jamie hears that there is a fair in town a few miles from his home.
Intention: Jamie wants to go to the fair.
Moral action: Jamie convinces several of his friends to go with him, and he drives them all to the fair that evening.
Immoral consequence: Jamie doesn't know anyone else there, and he doesn't really enjoy himself that much.
Norm: It's fun to go to the fair with people.
Situation: Jamie hears that there is a fair in town a few miles from his home.
Intention: Jamie wants to go to the fair.
Moral consequence: Jamie has a wonderful evening at the fair with all his friends.
Immoral action: Jamie buys a ticket online and goes to the fair by himself that evening.
Norm: It's wrong to get revenge on your partner.
Situation: Julie walked in on her boyfriend cheating with another woman.
Intention: Julie wants to teach her boyfriend a lesson.
Moral action: Julie tells her boyfriend how much he hurt her and asks how he would feel if she cheated on him.
Immoral consequence: Julie gets arrested for domestic violence and goes to jail.
Norm: It's wrong to get revenge on your partner.
Situation: Julie walked in on her boyfriend cheating with another woman.
Intention: Julie wants to teach her boyfriend a lesson.
Moral consequence: Julie cries with her boyfriend as they discuss the next steps for their relationship.
Immoral action: Julie screams at her boyfriend, throwing a glass at his head.
Norm: It is wrong to renege on a deal.
Situation: Dale is in charge of ordering all the supplies from different companies that his business needs to make their products.
Intention: Dale wants to get the best deal for his employer.
Moral action: Dale takes bids from several companies for some products that he needs and picks the lowest price deal.
Immoral consequence: Dale gets written up by his boss for acting unethically.
Norm: It is wrong to renege on a deal.
Situation: Dale is in charge of ordering all the supplies from different companies that his business needs to make their products.
Intention: Dale wants to get the best deal for his employer.
Moral consequence: Dale is commended by his superiors for saving the company some money.
Immoral action: Dale pulls out of a deal he signed with one company to go with a different one that is cheaper.
Norm: It's good to want to express your emotions.
Situation: Jenni is going thru a rough patch in her life because she lost her job and boyfriend.
Intention: Jenni wants to feel better.
Moral action: Jenni calls a therapy hot-line and discusses her life with a trained counselor.
Immoral consequence: Jenni overdoses on some heroin cut with fentanyl and dies.
Norm: It's good to want to express your emotions.
Situation: Jenni is going thru a rough patch in her life because she lost her job and boyfriend.
Intention: Jenni wants to feel better.
Moral consequence: Jenni begins to feel better by talking thru her problems with another person.
Immoral action: Jenni turns to shooting heroin to get her mind off her situation.
Norm: It's bad to harass people.
Situation: James is participating in a protest in the streets for justice and equality.
Intention: James wants everyone to know about his philosophy on equality.
Moral action: James approaches a woman and hands her a flyer, asking her to please read about the reason for the protest.
Immoral consequence: James gets punched in face by the man his is haranguing.
Norm: It's bad to harass people.
Situation: James is participating in a protest in the streets for justice and equality.
Intention: James wants everyone to know about his philosophy on equality.
Moral consequence: James gets the woman to understand their position on the issues of equality.
Immoral action: James gets right in the face of a man walking down the street and starts screaming about his views and won't move when the man tries to leave.