CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't fake your wealth.
Situation: Joey, who is an impoverished artist, has met a girl who he is quite excited about.
Intention: Joey wants to impress the new girl.
Moral action: Joey decides to impress her instead with his artistic talents.
Immoral consequence: The girl finds out and is put off because he lied to her.
Norm: You shouldn't fake your wealth.
Situation: Joey, who is an impoverished artist, has met a girl who he is quite excited about.
Intention: Joey wants to impress the new girl.
Moral consequence: The girl is impressed by Joey and wants to spend more time with him.
Immoral action: Joey exaggerates his income in an effort to impress the girl.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against people with autism.
Situation: John is a manager at a large company.
Intention: John needs to hire a new employee.
Moral action: John hires the most qualified candidate who happens to have autism.
Immoral consequence: The candidate struggles to get by financially.
Norm: You shouldn't discriminate against people with autism.
Situation: John is a manager at a large company.
Intention: John needs to hire a new employee.
Moral consequence: The new hire is happy and becomes financially stable.
Immoral action: John passes over a highly qualified candidate because they have autism in favor of someone else.
Norm: It's wrong to be in a park after closing time.
Situation: Dan is playing baseball at the park with his friend.
Intention: Dan wants to get in practice before his next game.
Moral action: Dan and his friend finish practicing when the park is set to close and go home.
Immoral consequence: Dan and his friend get in trouble with the cops for being at the park too late.
Norm: It's wrong to be in a park after closing time.
Situation: Dan is playing baseball at the park with his friend.
Intention: Dan wants to get in practice before his next game.
Moral consequence: Dan gets practice in and gets home with enough time to rest and come back when the park opens tomorrow.
Immoral action: Dan knows the park closes at 7 but stays late on purpose.
Norm: It immoral to have an affair while you are married.
Situation: Jasmine is married but meets a new man who she has strong feelings for.
Intention: Jasmine wants to be intimate with the new man.
Moral action: Jasmine divorces her husband then sleeps with the other man.
Immoral consequence: Jasmine's husband feels betrayed when he finds out she has been sleeping with another man.
Norm: It immoral to have an affair while you are married.
Situation: Jasmine is married but meets a new man who she has strong feelings for.
Intention: Jasmine wants to be intimate with the new man.
Moral consequence: Jasmine's husband respects that at least she didn't cheat on him.
Immoral action: Jasmine sleeps with the new man while still married to her husband.
Norm: You shouldn't send dick pics.
Situation: Joe sees the girl he likes, Cindy, and quickly tries to think of something to do.
Intention: Joe wants to impress Cindy.
Moral action: Joe decides to ask Cindy out on a date to the movies.
Immoral consequence: Cindy is impressed by Joe's junk, and they sleep together, but malware on Cindy's phone sends the pictures all over the internet.
Norm: You shouldn't send dick pics.
Situation: Joe sees the girl he likes, Cindy, and quickly tries to think of something to do.
Intention: Joe wants to impress Cindy.
Moral consequence: Joe and Cindy go on a date, and they have a good time together.
Immoral action: Joe takes a picture of his junk and sends it to Cindy.
Norm: You shouldn't leave poop around on the ground.
Situation: Molly walks her dog around the neighborhood every day.
Intention: Molly wants to get the dog enough exercise.
Moral action: Molly takes the time to clean up after her dog when the dog poops.
Immoral consequence: Molly picture is posted by a neighbor on the next door site, and she is eventually caught and fined by the police.
Norm: You shouldn't leave poop around on the ground.
Situation: Molly walks her dog around the neighborhood every day.
Intention: Molly wants to get the dog enough exercise.
Moral consequence: Molly's dog walk takes a little longer, but she is seen as a good neighbor by others.
Immoral action: Molly keeps moving when the dog poops in a yard, thinking that it is no big deal.
Norm: It's wrong to use violence against living things.
Situation: Bobby is visiting his neighbor when the neighbor's little dog starts nipping at his heels.
Intention: Bobby wants to get the dog to stop nipping at him.
Moral action: Bobby asks his neighbor to please put his dog somewhere where it can't get at Bobby.
Immoral consequence: The little dog is hurt and scared by Bobby's action.
Norm: It's wrong to use violence against living things.
Situation: Bobby is visiting his neighbor when the neighbor's little dog starts nipping at his heels.
Intention: Bobby wants to get the dog to stop nipping at him.
Moral consequence: The little dog is made to stop nipping at Bobby without any harm coming to it.
Immoral action: Bobby kicks the little dog all the way across the room and it runs away.
Norm: You shouldn't be around people that drink if you're underage.
Situation: Ross, a sixteen year old, is at a crowded party alone.
Intention: Josh wants to make friends.
Moral action: Josh walks into the pool area and talks to some people he knows from school.
Immoral consequence: Josh feels lonely because he can't drink with everyone.
Norm: You shouldn't be around people that drink if you're underage.
Situation: Ross, a sixteen year old, is at a crowded party alone.
Intention: Josh wants to make friends.
Moral consequence: Josh gets his classmates phone number, and they decide to hang out every weekend.
Immoral action: Josh joins a group of twenty five year olds who are doing body shots.
Norm: It's wrong to replace people's medication.
Situation: Jason is the caregiver for his elderly uncle but is not feeling well today.
Intention: Jason wants his headache to go away.
Moral action: Jason waits until his shift is over and picks up some Advil from the pharmacy.
Immoral consequence: Jason is in agony when he sees his uncle in severe pain.
Norm: It's wrong to replace people's medication.
Situation: Jason is the caregiver for his elderly uncle but is not feeling well today.
Intention: Jason wants his headache to go away.
Moral consequence: Jason then feels better and is proud of taking care of his uncle.
Immoral action: Jason swipes the last one of his uncle's prescription pain killers and replaces it with a vitamin.
Norm: It's hurtful to not invite family to big events.
Situation: Jeff and Jen are planning their wedding and trying to decide what kind of ceremony they'd prefer.
Intention: Jeff wants to settle the matter.
Moral action: Jeff convinces Jen to have a big wedding with as many invitees as possible.
Immoral consequence: Jeff's family is insulted that they weren't invited to the wedding.
Norm: It's hurtful to not invite family to big events.
Situation: Jeff and Jen are planning their wedding and trying to decide what kind of ceremony they'd prefer.
Intention: Jeff wants to settle the matter.
Moral consequence: Jeff's family, among others, has a wonderful time at the wedding.
Immoral action: Jeff convinces Jen to elope with him to Vegas for a private ceremony.
Norm: It's good to be married for a long time.
Situation: Mary has a spouse of only a few months and the relationship has become very strained by many issues.
Intention: Mary wants to be in a more fulfilling relationship.
Moral action: Mary asks her spouse to go to marriage counseling.
Immoral consequence: Mary loses her best friend and spouse.
Norm: It's good to be married for a long time.
Situation: Mary has a spouse of only a few months and the relationship has become very strained by many issues.
Intention: Mary wants to be in a more fulfilling relationship.
Moral consequence: Mary and her partner work things out with the help of a professional.
Immoral action: Mary decides to get a divorce after only a few months.
Norm: It's good to give your mother flowers for her birthday.
Situation: Mary's mother has a birthday which is coming up this month.
Intention: Mary wants to wish her mom a happy birthday.
Moral action: Mary buys her mother a bouquet of her favorite flowers.
Immoral consequence: Mary's mother feels sad because the gift is not very thoughtful.
Norm: It's good to give your mother flowers for her birthday.
Situation: Mary's mother has a birthday which is coming up this month.
Intention: Mary wants to wish her mom a happy birthday.
Moral consequence: Mary's mother is very happy and notes that Mary got her favorites.
Immoral action: Mary sends her mother an e-card for her birthday.
Norm: You shouldn't follow a stranger into their car.
Situation: Ash has taken some wrong turns and ends up getting completely lost.
Intention: Ash wants to get directions from someone who knows the area.
Moral action: Ash asks someone for directions and waits in a well lit place.
Immoral consequence: Ash risks something bad happening to them.
Norm: You shouldn't follow a stranger into their car.
Situation: Ash has taken some wrong turns and ends up getting completely lost.
Intention: Ash wants to get directions from someone who knows the area.
Moral consequence: Ash gets the directions and stays safe.
Immoral action: Ash asks someone for directions and gets into their car to retrieve them.
Norm: It's annoying when people are too thrifty.
Situation: Willy has a lot of coupons which can be applied to the same item with the right strategy.
Intention: Willy wants to save money.
Moral action: Willy decides to only use one coupon since there is a line forming.
Immoral consequence: The people in line are annoyed with Willy.
Norm: It's annoying when people are too thrifty.
Situation: Willy has a lot of coupons which can be applied to the same item with the right strategy.
Intention: Willy wants to save money.
Moral consequence: The people in the queue are happier to have a shorter wait time.
Immoral action: Willy holds up the line at the store by getting the clerk to apply every coupon he has.
Norm: It's bad to date within your own family.
Situation: Ted's friends are laughing at him for never having gone on a date before.
Intention: Ted wants to ask a girl out.
Moral action: Ted asks the girl that lives next door to go to the movies with him.
Immoral consequence: All of his friends laugh and him and call him names.
Norm: It's bad to date within your own family.
Situation: Ted's friends are laughing at him for never having gone on a date before.
Intention: Ted wants to ask a girl out.
Moral consequence: Ted and the girl have a good time and start dating.
Immoral action: Ted asks his sister to go with him to the movies.
Norm: You shouldn't bother someone while they are trying to sleep.
Situation: Jenny needs to study for an important exam and her roommate Jill knows the material but just got home from work and went to bed.
Intention: Jenny wants help with her studies.
Moral action: Jenny decides to look for help online, asking around on various forums until she gets the answers she seeks.
Immoral consequence: Jill doesn't sleep well and misses an important class in the morning.
Norm: You shouldn't bother someone while they are trying to sleep.
Situation: Jenny needs to study for an important exam and her roommate Jill knows the material but just got home from work and went to bed.
Intention: Jenny wants help with her studies.
Moral consequence: Jill gets a full night's sleep and wakes up happy and refreshed.
Immoral action: Jenny bugs Jill to help her until Jill finally gets out of bed and works on studying with her.
Norm: You shouldn't punish an employee for voicing concerns.
Situation: James, concerned by the difficulties people were having with the new software system, asked his employees what specifically was causing all the problems.
Intention: James wants people to work all day without being distracted by computer problems.
Moral action: James makes a list of everyone having problems and hires a computer skills instructor to retrain them.
Immoral consequence: While the remaining employees can solve all their own computer problems, there's half as many of them, so they get half as much work done.
Norm: You shouldn't punish an employee for voicing concerns.
Situation: James, concerned by the difficulties people were having with the new software system, asked his employees what specifically was causing all the problems.
Intention: James wants people to work all day without being distracted by computer problems.
Moral consequence: The employees learn how to handle the new software and productivity goes way up.
Immoral action: James fires anyone who says the software is confusing, on the grounds that they must be technically illiterate.
Norm: It's not okay to wish death on someone.
Situation: Mary and her mother were having an argument and Mary was upset.
Intention: Mary wanted her mother to know her anger.
Moral action: Mary talks about her feelings with her mother.
Immoral consequence: Mary's mother is horribly upset and gets depressed.
Norm: It's not okay to wish death on someone.
Situation: Mary and her mother were having an argument and Mary was upset.
Intention: Mary wanted her mother to know her anger.
Moral consequence: They reach and agreement and both understand each other's feelings.
Immoral action: Mary tells her mother she wished she was dead.
Norm: It's rude to judge someone for being an atheist.
Situation: Paul is inviting his friends over for Easter Breakfast.
Intention: Paul wants all his friends to feel happy on Easter with him.
Moral action: Paul’s friend admits he’s not religious but Paul tells him to come anyways.
Immoral consequence: Paul and his friend don’t speak for a while because of Paul being judgemental.
Norm: It's rude to judge someone for being an atheist.
Situation: Paul is inviting his friends over for Easter Breakfast.
Intention: Paul wants all his friends to feel happy on Easter with him.
Moral consequence: Everyone enjoys each other’s company and the group all enjoy a nice meal.
Immoral action: A friend of Paul admits he doesn’t celebrate Easter and Paul criticizes him rot his lack of faith.
Norm: It's fun to eat pizza with others.
Situation: Ash is very hungry after a long day of work and has not eaten all day.
Intention: Ash wants to have pizza for dinner.
Moral action: Ash invites friends over for some pizza together.
Immoral consequence: Ash wishes she had shared the delicious pizza with friends.
Norm: It's fun to eat pizza with others.
Situation: Ash is very hungry after a long day of work and has not eaten all day.
Intention: Ash wants to have pizza for dinner.
Moral consequence: Ash has a great time with her friends and the pizza is amazing.
Immoral action: Ash orders a pizza for herself and enjoys it at home.
Norm: You shouldn't use other people's email addresses.
Situation: Jon gets a lot of spam mail.
Intention: Jon doesn't want spam mail when he signs up for new services.
Moral action: Jon accepts he will get the spam mail and marks them as such.
Immoral consequence: Jon's wife gets the spam mail and becomes angry at Jon.
Norm: You shouldn't use other people's email addresses.
Situation: Jon gets a lot of spam mail.
Intention: Jon doesn't want spam mail when he signs up for new services.
Moral consequence: Eventually the email will auto send the spam to the junk folder and Jon won't get spam mail.
Immoral action: Jon gives out his wife's email for new services.
Norm: You should always greet people.
Situation: Sarah is in an office building waiting for a job interview and Amanda enters the room.
Intention: Sarah wants to finish waiting and get to the interview quickly.
Moral action: Sarah greets Amanda and wishes her good luck on her interview.
Immoral consequence: Sarah is called into the interview 10 minutes later and Amanda is the person interviewing her.
Norm: You should always greet people.
Situation: Sarah is in an office building waiting for a job interview and Amanda enters the room.
Intention: Sarah wants to finish waiting and get to the interview quickly.
Moral consequence: Amanda replies thank you, but also that she's the interviewer, not a candidate.
Immoral action: Sarah ignores Amanda as she enters the room and says nothing.
Norm: You shouldn't change the difficulty setting on someone else's game.
Situation: Jimmy tells Joe that Joe can play games on Jimmy's computer while Jimmy gets chores done.
Intention: Joe wants to play challenging games.
Moral action: Joe makes sure he undoes any changes to game settings before closing the game.
Immoral consequence: When Jimmy tries to play games he discovers the tampering and loses respect for Joe.
Norm: You shouldn't change the difficulty setting on someone else's game.
Situation: Jimmy tells Joe that Joe can play games on Jimmy's computer while Jimmy gets chores done.
Intention: Joe wants to play challenging games.
Moral consequence: Jimmy feels respected and tells everyone that Joe can be trusted.
Immoral action: Joe opens the settings to several games and changes the difficulties until he finds one that is challenging enough.
Norm: It's nice to take pictures with others.
Situation: A crowd gathered outside the concert to get autographs from the rockstar.
Intention: The rockstar wants to get on the bus to the next town as fast as he can.
Moral action: The rockstar takes a few quick selfies with his fans before getting on the bus.
Immoral consequence: The rockstar loses some fans because of his rude behavior.
Norm: It's nice to take pictures with others.
Situation: A crowd gathered outside the concert to get autographs from the rockstar.
Intention: The rockstar wants to get on the bus to the next town as fast as he can.
Moral consequence: The rockstar is adored by his fans when they see his generous nature even though he's in a rush.
Immoral action: The rockstar rushes by the gathered fans and their outstretched cameras to take a selfie with him.
Norm: It's good to be cooperative with your coworkers.
Situation: Nathan has a large project to do at work that will take a long time.
Intention: Nathan wants to do a good job.
Moral action: Nathan asks his co-worker for help, in return for helping them on another project.
Immoral consequence: Nathan's boss finds out and he gets demoted.
Norm: It's good to be cooperative with your coworkers.
Situation: Nathan has a large project to do at work that will take a long time.
Intention: Nathan wants to do a good job.
Moral consequence: Nathan's project gets finished with time to spare.
Immoral action: Nathan tricks his co-worker into thinking the work is their responsibility.
Norm: You should not express your rage on the road.
Situation: Jason is driving on the highway and a car cuts him off.
Intention: Jason wants to let out frustration.
Moral action: Jason mutters under his breath.
Immoral consequence: Both Jason and the driver of the car are angry and act in dangerous ways.
Norm: You should not express your rage on the road.
Situation: Jason is driving on the highway and a car cuts him off.
Intention: Jason wants to let out frustration.
Moral consequence: Jason lets off steam without endangering others.
Immoral action: Jason pulls up next to the car and flips it off.
Norm: It is lazy to just flop onto a couch.
Situation: Sue has been walking all day with her friend and her legs are getting sore.
Intention: Sue wants to rest her legs and relax.
Moral action: Sue gracefully and in a controlled manner sits on the couch.
Immoral consequence: Sue's friend thinks she is a bit of a slob.
Norm: It is lazy to just flop onto a couch.
Situation: Sue has been walking all day with her friend and her legs are getting sore.
Intention: Sue wants to rest her legs and relax.
Moral consequence: Sue's friend has a better impression of her.
Immoral action: Sue plops down onto her friends couch.
Norm: It's bad to blame all your problems on other people.
Situation: Ash is having a terrible string of luck lately and everything seems to be going wrong.
Intention: Ash wants to let off some steam and vent.
Moral action: Ash has a nice get together with friends and family.
Immoral consequence: Ash damages relationships with her support circle.
Norm: It's bad to blame all your problems on other people.
Situation: Ash is having a terrible string of luck lately and everything seems to be going wrong.
Intention: Ash wants to let off some steam and vent.
Moral consequence: Ash and her close ones have a great time together which recharges everyone.
Immoral action: Ash blames their friends and family for never helping them.
Norm: It is good to help hurt animals.
Situation: Roger hears an injured dog whimpering outside his window.
Intention: Roger doesn't want to hear the dog anymore.
Moral action: Roger takes the dog to the animal hospital.
Immoral consequence: The injured dog does not get help and dies.
Norm: It is good to help hurt animals.
Situation: Roger hears an injured dog whimpering outside his window.
Intention: Roger doesn't want to hear the dog anymore.
Moral consequence: The dog receives medical treatment and makes a full recovery.
Immoral action: Roger shuts the window, so he can't hear the dog.
Norm: You shouldn't steal hotel breakfasts.
Situation: Ian has quite some time before an interview at a hotel which offers a complimentary breakfast for guests in the lobby.
Intention: Ian wants to grab a bite to eat.
Moral action: Ian pays a fee to eat the breakfast as a non-guest.
Immoral consequence: Ian feels bad for stealing and being dishonest.
Norm: You shouldn't steal hotel breakfasts.
Situation: Ian has quite some time before an interview at a hotel which offers a complimentary breakfast for guests in the lobby.
Intention: Ian wants to grab a bite to eat.
Moral consequence: Ian enjoys his breakfast, guilt-free.
Immoral action: Ian pretends he is a hotel guest and helps himself to the breakfast buffet.
Norm: You shouldn't honk your horn at people if you're angry.
Situation: Jason is stuck behind a slow driver.
Intention: Jason wants the driver to be out of his way.
Moral action: Jason passes the slow driver at the dotted yellow line.
Immoral consequence: The driver becomes angry and yells at Jason.
Norm: You shouldn't honk your horn at people if you're angry.
Situation: Jason is stuck behind a slow driver.
Intention: Jason wants the driver to be out of his way.
Moral consequence: Jason is free of the slow driver.
Immoral action: Jason honks his horn at the driver.
Norm: It's wrong to expect your partner to exercise.
Situation: Joe and his wife Cindy have a free night together.
Intention: Joe wants to go out and do an activity with Cindy.
Moral action: Joe suggests going out to a restaurant together.
Immoral consequence: Cindy thinks that Joe is suggesting that she's fat and takes offense.
Norm: It's wrong to expect your partner to exercise.
Situation: Joe and his wife Cindy have a free night together.
Intention: Joe wants to go out and do an activity with Cindy.
Moral consequence: Cindy agrees and they have a good evening.
Immoral action: Joe suggests that he and Cindy go to the gym and do a workout together.
Norm: It's good to inform your landlord of problems.
Situation: Tom has his hours cut at the restaurant that he works at because of the pandemic.
Intention: Tom wants to be able to maintain a place to live.
Moral action: Tom explains his work situation to his landlord, who agrees to allow Tom extra time to pay his rent over the coming months.
Immoral consequence: Tom gets busted selling dope and gets arrested.
Norm: It's good to inform your landlord of problems.
Situation: Tom has his hours cut at the restaurant that he works at because of the pandemic.
Intention: Tom wants to be able to maintain a place to live.
Moral consequence: Tom is able to slowly pay back his landlord when his restaurant reopens for business again.
Immoral action: Tom starts selling weed to get money to pay his rent.
Norm: It's cruel to hurt someone's feelings.
Situation: Tom is with his friend Becky, and she asks him his opinion of her new hairstyle.
Intention: Tom wants to answer Becky.
Moral action: Tom tells Becky that her new hairstyle is fashionable and really fits her.
Immoral consequence: Becky is upset by Tom's words, and she goes home crying because of her hurt feelings.