CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's expected that most police officers will be good people.
Situation: Maurice is a cop who is investigating a shooting that resulted in woman named Shauna getting severely injured.
Intention: Maurice wants to make an arrest.
Moral action: Maurice thoroughly investigates the case and is able to track down the shooter and make an arrest.
Immoral consequence: Maurice now has to live with the guilt of wrongfully ruining a man's life.
Norm: It's expected that most police officers will be good people.
Situation: Maurice is a cop who is investigating a shooting that resulted in woman named Shauna getting severely injured.
Intention: Maurice wants to make an arrest.
Moral consequence: Maurice is proud of himself for taking a violent man off the streets.
Immoral action: Maurice can't find the shooter, so he plants a gun on an innocent man and arrests him for the crime.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be loud.
Situation: Marcus stand in the hallway next to the testing area checking the results of his test, and he receives a perfect score.
Intention: Marcus wants to express his excitement.
Moral action: Marcus shares the results of his test on Facebook and Twitter.
Immoral consequence: Marcus is escorted out of the building for being loud in the testing area.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be loud.
Situation: Marcus stand in the hallway next to the testing area checking the results of his test, and he receives a perfect score.
Intention: Marcus wants to express his excitement.
Moral consequence: Marcus' father texts him saying that he saw the post, and offers to take him out for dinner.
Immoral action: Marcus exclaims that he made a perfect score on the exam in a loud tone jumping up and down.
Norm: It's frowned on to have a squalid home.
Situation: Francis is a woman who doesn't enjoy cleaning her home, and is fine with the piles of trash and mess everywhere.
Intention: Francis wants to live her life the way she pleases.
Moral action: Francis decides that she'd be more comfortable with room to breathe and starts to clean up.
Immoral consequence: Francis' home is condemned by the city when a neighbor reports it as unsafe for human dwelling.
Norm: It's frowned on to have a squalid home.
Situation: Francis is a woman who doesn't enjoy cleaning her home, and is fine with the piles of trash and mess everywhere.
Intention: Francis wants to live her life the way she pleases.
Moral consequence: Francis realizes how poorly she's been living and starts cleaning her home on a regular basis.
Immoral action: Francis continues to let trash and other items pile up in her home.
Norm: It is bad to sexually harass or assault others
Situation: There is a new woman working at Mike's place of work.
Intention: Mike wants to get a date with the woman.
Moral action: Mike asks the woman if she would like to have lunch with him one day.
Immoral consequence: The woman reports Mike to human resources for sexually harassing her.
Norm: It is bad to sexually harass or assault others
Situation: There is a new woman working at Mike's place of work.
Intention: Mike wants to get a date with the woman.
Moral consequence: The woman accepts and soon she and Mike start to date.
Immoral action: Mike makes a bunch of sexual jokes to the new woman every day.
Norm: It's hurtful to cut contact with siblings.
Situation: Jamie just had the worst argument she's had with her sister, who made some very hurtful comments.
Intention: Jamie wants to show her sister how upset she is.
Moral action: Jamie distances herself from her sister and doesn't make much time for her in the future.
Immoral consequence: Jamie's sister thinks she is overreacting and focuses on how she blocked her own sister.
Norm: It's hurtful to cut contact with siblings.
Situation: Jamie just had the worst argument she's had with her sister, who made some very hurtful comments.
Intention: Jamie wants to show her sister how upset she is.
Moral consequence: Jamie's sister realizes that this is because of the things she said during the fight.
Immoral action: Jamie blocks her sister's phone number as well as her social media, cutting off all contact.
Norm: It is negligent to put children in danger.
Situation: John is watching the neighbor's kids that are playing outside while their parents work.
Intention: John needs to answer his phone.
Moral action: John answers the phone and tells the caller he'll have to get back to them because he is busy.
Immoral consequence: While he is gone, they are abducted.
Norm: It is negligent to put children in danger.
Situation: John is watching the neighbor's kids that are playing outside while their parents work.
Intention: John needs to answer his phone.
Moral consequence: The children are taken care of.
Immoral action: John goes inside to take the call.
Norm: You should call your family member when they ask.
Situation: Sam's dad texts him while he's in class, asking him to call when he's able to.
Intention: Sam wants to find out what his dad wants.
Moral action: Sam finds a quiet place to call his dad after class is over.
Immoral consequence: Sam's dad is frustrated that his son texts rather than calls.
Norm: You should call your family member when they ask.
Situation: Sam's dad texts him while he's in class, asking him to call when he's able to.
Intention: Sam wants to find out what his dad wants.
Moral consequence: Sam's father is relieved to hear from his son and tells him what's going on.
Immoral action: Sam texts his dad rather than calling him.
Norm: It's rude to discuss someone else's health with strangers.
Situation: Jules is a hospice nurse with many stressful patients and is out at the grocery store after work.
Intention: Jules wants to buy some groceries.
Moral action: Jules picks out everything she needs and uses the self checkout lane because there is no line.
Immoral consequence: Jules reveals privileged and confidential patient information to the cashier which the cashier probably didn't want to hear to begin with.
Norm: It's rude to discuss someone else's health with strangers.
Situation: Jules is a hospice nurse with many stressful patients and is out at the grocery store after work.
Intention: Jules wants to buy some groceries.
Moral consequence: Jules gets out of the store and home with her groceries a little quicker.
Immoral action: When prompted by the cashier as to how her day is going Jules vents about some of her patients and their conditions.
Norm: It's wrong to leave your family on the streets.
Situation: Scott and his family drove to downtown Los Angeles to go to a wax museum, but Scott's wife and kids are driving him crazy walking along the street.
Intention: Scott wants to go home by himself.
Moral action: Scott calls for an Uber for his family, sees them get in, and then walks to his car and drives home himself.
Immoral consequence: Scott's wife and kids walk to a bus stop to get home but are mugged along the way.
Norm: It's wrong to leave your family on the streets.
Situation: Scott and his family drove to downtown Los Angeles to go to a wax museum, but Scott's wife and kids are driving him crazy walking along the street.
Intention: Scott wants to go home by himself.
Moral consequence: Scott's wife and kids microwave some popcorn and watch a movie when they get home.
Immoral action: Scott tells his family he's going home and goes to the family car and drives away.
Norm: It's dangerous when others act aggressively towards you.
Situation: Donny is on the street when a man walks towards him screaming at him.
Intention: Donny wants to react to the man.
Moral action: Donny moves away from the man and puts distance between them.
Immoral consequence: Donny is attacked by the man and injured.
Norm: It's dangerous when others act aggressively towards you.
Situation: Donny is on the street when a man walks towards him screaming at him.
Intention: Donny wants to react to the man.
Moral consequence: Donny is safe from any potential harm.
Immoral action: Donny stands where he is and allows the man to get closer.
Norm: You should be there for others.
Situation: Cam's brother was stranded on the middle of the highway and called Cam for help.
Intention: Cam has to respond to his brother.
Moral action: Cam tells his brother that he'll get there as fast as he can.
Immoral consequence: Cam's brother feels like Cam betrayed him and trusts him less.
Norm: You should be there for others.
Situation: Cam's brother was stranded on the middle of the highway and called Cam for help.
Intention: Cam has to respond to his brother.
Moral consequence: Cam's brother feels appreciative and feels less scared about being stranded.
Immoral action: Cam doesn't want to drive on the highway, so he makes his brother call someone else.
Norm: It's bad to chicken out at the last minute.
Situation: Amanda is supposed to go to her doctor's appointment to get the results of a test.
Intention: Amanda wants to decide if she will enter the building.
Moral action: Amanda heads right in to see her doctor and find out the results.
Immoral consequence: Now it takes her much longer to find out, and she panics for much longer.
Norm: It's bad to chicken out at the last minute.
Situation: Amanda is supposed to go to her doctor's appointment to get the results of a test.
Intention: Amanda wants to decide if she will enter the building.
Moral consequence: It turns out the test result is negative thus she isn't sick at all.
Immoral action: Amanda runs away at the last minute because she's afraid of the possible news.
Norm: Partners are not expected to have secrets from one another.
Situation: Kelly has a shopping addiction and one of her friends just invited her to go to the mall.
Intention: Kelly wants a new pair of shoes.
Moral action: Kelly calls her husband to ask if she can buy a pair of new shoes at the mall, and he agrees if they're under 100 dollars.
Immoral consequence: Kelly racks up debt and ends up ruining her credit score and preventing her family from buying a house.
Norm: Partners are not expected to have secrets from one another.
Situation: Kelly has a shopping addiction and one of her friends just invited her to go to the mall.
Intention: Kelly wants a new pair of shoes.
Moral consequence: Kelly buys the shoes and her husband is okay with the purchase.
Immoral action: Kelly purchases an expensive pair of new shoes using a credit card that she keeps hidden from her husband.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone that steals from your parents.
Situation: Geoffrey lives with his girlfriend, Cora, who recently stole his mom's necklace while she was visiting.
Intention: Geoffrey wants to forgive Cora.
Moral action: Geoffrey tells Cora that he forgives her for what she did, but he can't keep seeing her.
Immoral consequence: Cora steals money from his mom's purse the next time she comes over.
Norm: You shouldn't date someone that steals from your parents.
Situation: Geoffrey lives with his girlfriend, Cora, who recently stole his mom's necklace while she was visiting.
Intention: Geoffrey wants to forgive Cora.
Moral consequence: Geoffrey and Cora break up, and he finds a new girlfriend who is more honest.
Immoral action: Geoffrey decides to put the necklace incident behind and continue on in his life with Cora.
Norm: It's good to be eager about controlling your life.
Situation: Billy has just graduated high school and is asked about what he will do.
Intention: Billy wants to talk about what he will do after high school.
Moral action: Billy says he wants to be an attorney and will be attending college.
Immoral consequence: Billy will not be able to have control over his life and will be directionless.
Norm: It's good to be eager about controlling your life.
Situation: Billy has just graduated high school and is asked about what he will do.
Intention: Billy wants to talk about what he will do after high school.
Moral consequence: Billy will be able to achieve the goals he has.
Immoral action: Billy says that he will go with the flow and doesn't have plans.
Norm: You should dress professionally at work
Situation: Keith is getting ready for work in his bedroom and is looking at his closet of clothes.
Intention: Keith wants to decide what to wear to work.
Moral action: Keith decides to put on his gray suit with a white shirt and blue tie before going to work.
Immoral consequence: Keith's boss is angry that Keith came to work looking like he's going to the gym and sends him home to change.
Norm: You should dress professionally at work
Situation: Keith is getting ready for work in his bedroom and is looking at his closet of clothes.
Intention: Keith wants to decide what to wear to work.
Moral consequence: Keith's boss sees Keith and thinks that he looks quite sharp that morning.
Immoral action: Keith decides to put on short biker spandex shorts and a sleeveless tanktop before going to work.
Norm: It's good to do things that inspire pride in others.
Situation: Leah is a teacher that is teaching a full classroom of students.
Intention: Leah wants her students to enjoy the class.
Moral action: Leah shows her students all the projects previous students have done in her classes that made a difference in the local community.
Immoral consequence: The students enjoy watching the movie but take their free good grades for granted and don't work as hard in other classes.
Norm: It's good to do things that inspire pride in others.
Situation: Leah is a teacher that is teaching a full classroom of students.
Intention: Leah wants her students to enjoy the class.
Moral consequence: The students are inspired by seeing what students just like them have already accomplished and feel a sense of pride in their local community.
Immoral action: Leah puts on a popular movie for the students to watch and promises them all good grades if they don't tell the principal.
Norm: It is good to help out others at work.
Situation: Adam's coworker is overloaded with work and goes around the office looking for assistance.
Intention: Adam wants to consider his coworker's request.
Moral action: Adam tells his coworker that he will help and sets aside time to provide assistance.
Immoral consequence: Adam's coworker starts viewing Adam as an uncaring person and does not help Adam out when he needs help.
Norm: It is good to help out others at work.
Situation: Adam's coworker is overloaded with work and goes around the office looking for assistance.
Intention: Adam wants to consider his coworker's request.
Moral consequence: Adam and his coworker develop a strong professional relationship that involves mutual assistance.
Immoral action: Adam looks away and ignores his coworker when he asks for assistance.
Norm: You should train your dog not to bark.
Situation: Sally has a noisy little dog even though she lives in an apartment complex that doesn't allow pets.
Intention: Sally wants to train her dog.
Moral action: Sally trains her dog not to make any noise while it's inside her apartment.
Immoral consequence: Sally is evicted from her apartment when the landlord hears her dog barking one night.
Norm: You should train your dog not to bark.
Situation: Sally has a noisy little dog even though she lives in an apartment complex that doesn't allow pets.
Intention: Sally wants to train her dog.
Moral consequence: Sally buys her dog its own bed and makes the spare bedroom the dog's room.
Immoral action: Sally trains her dog to stand and walk on its hind legs.
Norm: It is rude not to show compassion.
Situation: Peter won a competition that his friend Charlie also entered and Charlie is upset about losing.
Intention: Peter wants to celebrate his achievement.
Moral action: Peter buys himself an expensive watch he had been eyeing as a reward for winning.
Immoral consequence: Charlie feels like Peter is rubbing the win in his face and their friend group see Peter as insensitive.
Norm: It is rude not to show compassion.
Situation: Peter won a competition that his friend Charlie also entered and Charlie is upset about losing.
Intention: Peter wants to celebrate his achievement.
Moral consequence: Peter feels satisfied and Charlie isn't forced to relive his loss.
Immoral action: Peter throws a big party to celebrate his win and invites Charlie.
Norm: You shouldn't judge your spouse's memorial to their dead wife.
Situation: Mary's new husband has a large memorial for his first wife in their living room.
Intention: Mary wants to tell her husband how she feels about the memorial.
Moral action: Mary asks her husband if they could move the display as it makes her uncomfortable.
Immoral consequence: Mary gets into a heated disagreement with her husband.
Norm: You shouldn't judge your spouse's memorial to their dead wife.
Situation: Mary's new husband has a large memorial for his first wife in their living room.
Intention: Mary wants to tell her husband how she feels about the memorial.
Moral consequence: Mary manages to convey her feelings adequately.
Immoral action: Mary tells her husband that the display is too tacky and needs to be taken down.
Norm: It's wrong to go to brothels if you're underage.
Situation: David is walking home from school with one of his friends.
Intention: David wants to do something fun and exciting.
Moral action: David and his friend walk across a train bridge to cross over a creek instead of sticking to their usual route home.
Immoral consequence: David's friend sees several naked women under bright, flashing lights and is scarred by the experience.
Norm: It's wrong to go to brothels if you're underage.
Situation: David is walking home from school with one of his friends.
Intention: David wants to do something fun and exciting.
Moral consequence: David's friend is a little scared by how high the bridge feels, but after crossing it he feels exhilarated.
Immoral action: David and his friend sneak in to an adult only club through an open door they notice in a nearby alley.
Norm: It's mean to call someone a braggart.
Situation: Jocelyn hears that from her brother Phil that he got a really good SAT score.
Intention: Jocelyn wants to respond to Phil.
Moral action: Jocelyn tells Phil that she knew he could get a high score.
Immoral consequence: Phil won't want to share his achievements anymore.
Norm: It's mean to call someone a braggart.
Situation: Jocelyn hears that from her brother Phil that he got a really good SAT score.
Intention: Jocelyn wants to respond to Phil.
Moral consequence: Phil will feel that his sister believes in him.
Immoral action: Jocelyn tells Phil that he is too proud of his score and a braggart.
Norm: One should respect their family.
Situation: Christina, a five year old, bites her lip as she stares at her father who refuses to take her to the park.
Intention: Christina wants to express her anger.
Moral action: Christina calls her friend and vents to her about her parents.
Immoral consequence: Christina is sent to time out for the remainder of the afternoon.
Norm: One should respect their family.
Situation: Christina, a five year old, bites her lip as she stares at her father who refuses to take her to the park.
Intention: Christina wants to express her anger.
Moral consequence: Christina feels better after getting all of the negative energy out of her.
Immoral action: Christina calls her father a strange monkey face and sticks her tongue out at him.
Norm: It's nice to share with your friend.
Situation: Brian brought a burger and fries to lunch and sees that Tim didn't bring anything at all.
Intention: Brian wants to eat his burger and fries.
Moral action: Brian asks Tim if he would like to eat some of his burger and fries.
Immoral consequence: Tim watches Brian eat with a depressed look on his face.
Norm: It's nice to share with your friend.
Situation: Brian brought a burger and fries to lunch and sees that Tim didn't bring anything at all.
Intention: Brian wants to eat his burger and fries.
Moral consequence: Tim happily accepts the offer and eats lunch with Brian.
Immoral action: Brian eats the burger and fries voraciously in front of Tim.
Norm: It is scandalous to sleep with a friend's ex.
Situation: Becky was telling her friend Lisa about how she just broke up with her ex boyfriend Chad.
Intention: Lisa wants to go to Chad's house to get Becky's belongings.
Moral action: Lisa goes to Chad's house and waits outside for him to bring her Becky's things.
Immoral consequence: Becky stops talking to both Chad and Lisa altogether forever.
Norm: It is scandalous to sleep with a friend's ex.
Situation: Becky was telling her friend Lisa about how she just broke up with her ex boyfriend Chad.
Intention: Lisa wants to go to Chad's house to get Becky's belongings.
Moral consequence: Becky is grateful that she doesn't have to see Chad to get her things.
Immoral action: Lisa goes to Chad's house, and she sleeps with him before bringing back Becky's things.
Norm: It's expected that parents don't smoke around their children
Situation: Tasha is a smoker and has five children who she is at home with.
Intention: Tasha wants a cigarette.
Moral action: Tasha steps outside to smoke a cigarette away from where her children would get the secondhand smoke.
Immoral consequence: Tasha's children suffer the negative health effects of secondhand smoke.
Norm: It's expected that parents don't smoke around their children
Situation: Tasha is a smoker and has five children who she is at home with.
Intention: Tasha wants a cigarette.
Moral consequence: Tasha's children grow up with being affected by Tasha's secondhand smoke.
Immoral action: Tasha lights up a cigarette in her living room as her children run around playing in the room with her.
Norm: It is good to be considerate to your neighbors.
Situation: Kevin who lives next door to Neil is planning a party for the weekend.
Intention: Kevin wants to decide the number of attendees.
Moral action: Kevin decides to invite only four key couples for a total of eight people.
Immoral consequence: Neil is annoyed when over two hundred people show up and make a lot of noise and ruckus all night.
Norm: It is good to be considerate to your neighbors.
Situation: Kevin who lives next door to Neil is planning a party for the weekend.
Intention: Kevin wants to decide the number of attendees.
Moral consequence: Neil sleeps soundly as he cannot hear a thing from the small gathering next door.
Immoral action: Kevin decides to invite everyone he knows which is about two hundred people.
Norm: It is arrogant to flash your wealth.
Situation: There is a coronavirus pandemic going on, and Dave has been hanging out on his yacht.
Intention: Dave wants to post something on Instagram.
Moral action: Dave sends out a post pointing out all of the things people can do to stay safe.
Immoral consequence: Dave receives a lot of hate and has to delete the post.
Norm: It is arrogant to flash your wealth.
Situation: There is a coronavirus pandemic going on, and Dave has been hanging out on his yacht.
Intention: Dave wants to post something on Instagram.
Moral consequence: Dave receives a lot of love in Instagram, and he becomes more likable.
Immoral action: Dave posts a video of himself relaxing on his yacht.
Norm: It's wrong not to do your chores.
Situation: Jackie has been busy all week and has laundry lying all over her room.
Intention: Jackie wants to consider doing her laundry.
Moral action: Jackie pushes herself to collect and finally do her laundry.
Immoral consequence: Jackie doesn't have any clean clothes to wear the next day.
Norm: It's wrong not to do your chores.
Situation: Jackie has been busy all week and has laundry lying all over her room.
Intention: Jackie wants to consider doing her laundry.
Moral consequence: Jackie ends up with fresh clothes to change into for the next week.
Immoral action: Jackie decides to forget about her laundry and go do something more enjoyable.
Norm: It is irresponsible to get somebody else's property stolen
Situation: Tony borrows his friend Jim's shovel to dig a hole in his front yard.
Intention: Tony wants to put the shovel somewhere after digging the hole.
Moral action: Tony puts the shovel in his locked garage.
Immoral consequence: The shovel is stolen and Tony has to buy a new shovel for Jim.