CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: You shouldn't eat someone's leftovers without permission.
Situation: Connor is on his lunch break and notices some appetizing leftovers inside the office fridge that are clearly marked as belonging to Connor’s coworker.
Intention: Connor wants to eat something good for lunch.
Moral action: Connor decides to leave his coworker's leftovers alone and orders in some food instead.
Moral consequence: Connor's coworker savors his leftovers at lunch.
Norm: You shouldn't eat someone's leftovers without permission.
Situation: Connor is on his lunch break and notices some appetizing leftovers inside the office fridge that are clearly marked as belonging to Connor’s coworker.
Intention: Connor wants to eat something good for lunch.
Immoral action: Connor eats his coworker's leftovers without asking first.
Immoral consequence: Connor's coworker finds out his leftovers are gone and has to go to the cafeteria to get something to eat.
Norm: It's never okay to cheat on your significant other.
Situation: Maggie's fiance Kevin is away on a business trip and there is a good band playing at her favorite venue.
Intention: Maggie wants to go out and have a good time without her fiance.
Moral action: Maggie goes to the concert and ignores any guy that tries to flirt with her.
Moral consequence: Maggie discovers the liberation of having fun while alone and awaits Kevin's return.
Norm: It's never okay to cheat on your significant other.
Situation: Maggie's fiance Kevin is away on a business trip and there is a good band playing at her favorite venue.
Intention: Maggie wants to go out and have a good time without her fiance.
Immoral action: Maggie goes to the concert and ends up making out with a guy after a few drinks.
Immoral consequence: Maggie feels extremely guilty and dreads the thought of Kevin finding out.
Norm: People shouldn't protest giving schools more funding.
Situation: Kent, an elderly resident of a town, hears about a tax hike for school funding and gets upset.
Intention: Kent doesn't want to pay more taxes.
Moral action: Kent goes to a public meeting about the taxes, acknowledges that education is important, and asks if they can reduce taxes elsewhere.
Moral consequence: The city reduces taxes in another area to pay for the educational tax increase, helping the school.
Norm: People shouldn't protest giving schools more funding.
Situation: Kent, an elderly resident of a town, hears about a tax hike for school funding and gets upset.
Intention: Kent doesn't want to pay more taxes.
Immoral action: Kent goes to a public meeting about the taxes and vigorously protests them.
Immoral consequence: Kent's influence stirs up other people, the taxes are defeated, and the school can't give a quality education.
Norm: People are expected to keep their children safe.
Situation: Ralph took his 3 year old daughter to the lake for a family cookout.
Intention: Ralph wants let his daughter play in the water.
Moral action: Ralph puts water wings on his daughter and goes into the lake with her.
Moral consequence: His daughter has a great time splashing in the water while staying afloat.
Norm: People are expected to keep their children safe.
Situation: Ralph took his 3 year old daughter to the lake for a family cookout.
Intention: Ralph wants let his daughter play in the water.
Immoral action: Ralph sits by his cousins on a lawn chair and tells his daughter to go swimming with the other kids.
Immoral consequence: His daughter runs into the lake unaware of the dangers of water and drowns.
Norm: You're expected to support your husband.
Situation: Bane is watching his husband's baseball game when his stomach growls.
Intention: Bane wants to get food.
Moral action: Bane buys a hot dog from the nearby food cart as he chants his husband's name.
Moral consequence: Hearing Bane's voice inspires Bane's husband to make several home runs.
Norm: You're expected to support your husband.
Situation: Bane is watching his husband's baseball game when his stomach growls.
Intention: Bane wants to get food.
Immoral action: Bane leaves the stadium to get fast food which results in him missing the rest of his husband's game.
Immoral consequence: Bane's husband becomes hurt when he finds out about Bane's actions.
Norm: It's wrong for parents to mistreat their kids.
Situation: Hank was upset with his son Bobby for his report card.
Intention: Hank wants Bobby to learn something.
Moral action: Hank decides to get Bobby a tutor for school and make him study.
Moral consequence: Bobby's grades improve over time as he learns more about the subjects.
Norm: It's wrong for parents to mistreat their kids.
Situation: Hank was upset with his son Bobby for his report card.
Intention: Hank wants Bobby to learn something.
Immoral action: Hank locks Bobby in his room until his grades improve.
Immoral consequence: Bobby's grades do improve but Bobby doesn't wanna talk to Hank.
Norm: It's bad to arrive too early.
Situation: Ricky has been invited to Tonya's birthday party for Friday night and it's now Friday morning.
Intention: Ricky wants to decide what time to head over to Tonya's house.
Moral action: Ricky decides to leave shortly after seven, so he can arrive at seven thirty for the party.
Moral consequence: Tonya is happy to see Ricky when he arrives and welcomes him inside excitedly.
Norm: It's bad to arrive too early.
Situation: Ricky has been invited to Tonya's birthday party for Friday night and it's now Friday morning.
Intention: Ricky wants to decide what time to head over to Tonya's house.
Immoral action: Ricky decides that he'll leave right after breakfast at around nine thirty AM and get there by ten.
Immoral consequence: Tonya is unpleasantly surprised to see Ricky arrive in the AM for an evening party and feels uncomfortable having him there all day.
Norm: It's wrong to abandon your partner.
Situation: Jack is living with Jessica and Jessica is having a nervous breakdown Jack doesn't like being around.
Intention: Jack wants to leave the house while Jessica settles down.
Moral action: Jack leaves for a few minutes to let things cool down, but comes back and doesn't abandon her.
Moral consequence: Jack and Jessica repair their relationship and have newfound respect for each other.
Norm: It's wrong to abandon your partner.
Situation: Jack is living with Jessica and Jessica is having a nervous breakdown Jack doesn't like being around.
Intention: Jack wants to leave the house while Jessica settles down.
Immoral action: Jack leaves, and never ever comes back to the house where Jessica was, abandoning her.
Immoral consequence: Jessica gets mad at Jack, and they both get into long arguments over the phone.
Norm: It's good to socialize with friends.
Situation: Blanche has the weekend off of work, and she's craving companionship.
Intention: Blanche wants to do something fun this weekend.
Moral action: Blanche invites her friends to the bar with her.
Moral consequence: Blanche's friend introduces her to a cute guy at the bar.
Norm: It's good to socialize with friends.
Situation: Blanche has the weekend off of work, and she's craving companionship.
Intention: Blanche wants to do something fun this weekend.
Immoral action: Blanche spends her weekend playing video games.
Immoral consequence: Blanche feels lonely because she misses her friends.
Norm: It's wrong to worry your partner.
Situation: Janet went out shopping, and she told her husband Dan she will be home before 7:00.
Intention: Janet wants to continue shopping past 7:00.
Moral action: Janet calls Dan and tells him that she will be a little late, then she continues shopping.
Moral consequence: Dan tells Janet thanks for letting him know because he would be worried.
Norm: It's wrong to worry your partner.
Situation: Janet went out shopping, and she told her husband Dan she will be home before 7:00.
Intention: Janet wants to continue shopping past 7:00.
Immoral action: Janet keeps shopping and doesn't let Dan know she'll be late.
Immoral consequence: Dan is at home worried since Janet is not on time.
Norm: You shouldn't waste food.
Situation: Craig is tired of always eating at the same restaurants.
Intention: Craig wants to try the new buffet restaurant in town.
Moral action: Craig is mindful of how much he can eat at the buffet and takes only the amount he knows he can finish.
Moral consequence: Craig is happy that her tried the new buffet restaurant.
Norm: You shouldn't waste food.
Situation: Craig is tired of always eating at the same restaurants.
Intention: Craig wants to try the new buffet restaurant in town.
Immoral action: Craig repeatedly loads his plate with food at the buffet, but then he's too full to finish it all, so he throws the rest out.
Immoral consequence: Craig feels bad for taking more than he was able to eat and wasting food.
Norm: You should not desecrate graves.
Situation: Tommy is walking through a graveyard with friends and is bored.
Intention: Tommy wants to have a good time, even in the graveyard.
Moral action: Tommy starts looking for strange quotes among the headstones and reads them to his friends.
Moral consequence: Tommy and his friends laugh at some of the things people want written after they die.
Norm: You should not desecrate graves.
Situation: Tommy is walking through a graveyard with friends and is bored.
Intention: Tommy wants to have a good time, even in the graveyard.
Immoral action: Tommy starts kicking over flowers and wreaths and draws silly faces on the headstones.
Immoral consequence: The families of the people's graves are horrified and very upset.
Norm: You shouldn't trust strangers.
Situation: Sara is returning to work after maternity leave and needs to find a nanny to take care of her infant.
Intention: Sara wants to find a caretaker for her child.
Moral action: Sara interviews numerous candidates, checks their references and makes sure they have CPR training.
Moral consequence: The babysitter is a positive influence and caretaker of the child and Sara is able to work without any concern for her child's safety.
Norm: You shouldn't trust strangers.
Situation: Sara is returning to work after maternity leave and needs to find a nanny to take care of her infant.
Intention: Sara wants to find a caretaker for her child.
Immoral action: Sara puts an ad in the paper for a babysitter and hires the first one she interviews, that doesn't have experience.
Immoral consequence: The babysitter ends up neglecting her child, and she has to take off work again to replace her.
Norm: You should admit it if you broke something.
Situation: Sean is using the bathroom at his friend Kevin's house when he accidentally breaks the toilet seat.
Intention: Sean wants to leave before Kevin's parents get home.
Moral action: Sean tells Kevin about what he did and leaves an apology note for Kevin's parents before heading home.
Moral consequence: Kevin's parents forgive Sean and Kevin remains blameless.
Norm: You should admit it if you broke something.
Situation: Sean is using the bathroom at his friend Kevin's house when he accidentally breaks the toilet seat.
Intention: Sean wants to leave before Kevin's parents get home.
Immoral action: Sean doesn't tell Kevin about what he did then heads home.
Immoral consequence: Kevin's parents come home and ground him for breaking the toilet seat and "lying" about it.
Norm: You shouldn't share your deepest and darkest secrets online.
Situation: Ed is in a chatroom and is chatting with some of the other people there.
Intention: Ed wants to share some personal details of his life.
Moral action: Ed shares about his love for raising chickens, a strange hobby for a man, and shows photos.
Moral consequence: Other people in the chatroom get an appreciation for raising chickens.
Norm: You shouldn't share your deepest and darkest secrets online.
Situation: Ed is in a chatroom and is chatting with some of the other people there.
Intention: Ed wants to share some personal details of his life.
Immoral action: Ed shares the fact that he's committed several crimes and yet was never caught.
Immoral consequence: One person in the chatroom records the conversation and notifies the police, who track Ed down.
Norm: Animal neglect is morally wrong
Situation: Dwight is at home watching TV when his dog Bruno starts whining and begging in the usual way when he wants food.
Intention: Dwight wants to not hear the whining anymore.
Moral action: Dwight goes to Bruno's food bowl and fills it with dog food before calling him over.
Moral consequence: Bruno excitedly runs towards the food and happily eats it with reckless abandon.
Norm: Animal neglect is morally wrong
Situation: Dwight is at home watching TV when his dog Bruno starts whining and begging in the usual way when he wants food.
Intention: Dwight wants to not hear the whining anymore.
Immoral action: Dwight takes Bruno by the collar and leads him down into the basement where he closes him in, so he can't hear him.
Immoral consequence: Bruno is stressed and hungry and is confused as to why he's suddenly confined in the basement.
Norm: It's bad to expect others to clean up after you.
Situation: Luke, a child who hates cleaning up, leaves his room a mess.
Intention: Luke wants his room to be clean.
Moral action: Luke takes all of the stuff on the floor in his room and dumps it into a large box.
Moral consequence: Luke's parents are proud of Luke's initiative and reward him.
Norm: It's bad to expect others to clean up after you.
Situation: Luke, a child who hates cleaning up, leaves his room a mess.
Intention: Luke wants his room to be clean.
Immoral action: Luke tells his parents that they should clean his room because he's their responsibility.
Immoral consequence: Luke's parents refuse to clean Luke's room and are offended at his rudeness.
Norm: It is wrong to force your roommate to switch dorms.
Situation: Finn has been assigned to live with Reed who he does not get along with.
Intention: Finn wants to separate from Reed.
Moral action: Finn and Reed go to the residence hall administrator and request to be put in different rooms.
Moral consequence: Finn and Reed are able to get new roommates who they tolerate better.
Norm: It is wrong to force your roommate to switch dorms.
Situation: Finn has been assigned to live with Reed who he does not get along with.
Intention: Finn wants to separate from Reed.
Immoral action: Finn stops cleaning his side of the room and behaves strangely towards Reed in order to drive Reed out of the room.
Immoral consequence: Reed is forced out and Finn develops a poor reputation in his residence hall.
Norm: It's not necessary to always invite all your friends
Situation: Jim has moved into a small apartment.
Intention: Jim wants to have a house warming party.
Moral action: Jim invites a handful of his closest friends.
Moral consequence: The guests enjoy their time at the party.
Norm: It's not necessary to always invite all your friends
Situation: Jim has moved into a small apartment.
Intention: Jim wants to have a house warming party.
Immoral action: Jim invites every person he considers a friend from work, hobbies, and childhood.
Immoral consequence: Too many people attend the party and the guests can't move around.
Norm: You shouldn't cook for people if you're ill.
Situation: Beatrice has the flu, but she promised to help her mother prepare supper.
Intention: Beatrice wants to avoid disappointing people.
Moral action: Beatrice orders food for her family from uber eats.
Moral consequence: Beatrice's family has a nice family bonding night as they talk while they eat.
Norm: You shouldn't cook for people if you're ill.
Situation: Beatrice has the flu, but she promised to help her mother prepare supper.
Intention: Beatrice wants to avoid disappointing people.
Immoral action: Beatrice pretends to be healthy, and she helps her mother out in the kitchen.
Immoral consequence: Beatrice entire family becomes sick after eating an infected meal.
Norm: It's good to have friends in your life.
Situation: Vivian feels stressed due to heavy workload recently and her friend Maisy invites her for a hangout tonight.
Intention: Vivian wants to respond to Maisy's invitation.
Moral action: Vivian agrees to go to dinner with Maisy.
Moral consequence: Vivian vents her frustration in her work to Maisy and feels much better.
Norm: It's good to have friends in your life.
Situation: Vivian feels stressed due to heavy workload recently and her friend Maisy invites her for a hangout tonight.
Intention: Vivian wants to respond to Maisy's invitation.
Immoral action: Vivian decides to work overtime and turns down Maisy's invitation.
Immoral consequence: Vivian feels exhausted and sad for her increased stress.
Norm: It is unprofessional to consume alcohol while working.
Situation: James works in retail and has had a stressful day, so he takes a break and thinks of how to relieve the stress.
Intention: James wants to do something to relieve his stress.
Moral action: James takes a few walks around the building to clear his head.
Moral consequence: James goes back to work refreshed and does his job well.
Norm: It is unprofessional to consume alcohol while working.
Situation: James works in retail and has had a stressful day, so he takes a break and thinks of how to relieve the stress.
Intention: James wants to do something to relieve his stress.
Immoral action: James decides that everything is better with alcohol, so he drinks a few beers while on break.
Immoral consequence: James misquotes a customer on a price, costing his company over $50.
Norm: It is bad to drive recklessly
Situation: Ray is on a crowded highway and needs to get to work quickly.
Intention: Ray wants to deal with the traffic problem.
Moral action: Ray finds a detour, gets off of the highway, and takes the detour.
Moral consequence: The detour has less traffic and Ray arrives at work faster.
Norm: It is bad to drive recklessly
Situation: Ray is on a crowded highway and needs to get to work quickly.
Intention: Ray wants to deal with the traffic problem.
Immoral action: Ray quickly weaves between cars and makes efforts to improve his time.
Immoral consequence: Other drivers get angry with Ray and attempt to block his progress.
Norm: You shouldn't hug someone without their permission.
Situation: Bill is walking down the street when he sees his cousin who, unbeknownst to Bill, was recently diagnosed with Covid.
Intention: Bill wants to show his cousin how happy he is to see him.
Moral action: Bill runs to his cousin but stops 6 feet away from him and tells him how great it is to see him.
Moral consequence: Bill stays healthy.
Norm: You shouldn't hug someone without their permission.
Situation: Bill is walking down the street when he sees his cousin who, unbeknownst to Bill, was recently diagnosed with Covid.
Intention: Bill wants to show his cousin how happy he is to see him.
Immoral action: Bill happily runs to his cousin and without asking, hugs him.
Immoral consequence: Bill is contaminated with Covid.
Norm: You shouldn't listen to other people's conversations.
Situation: Charlene is in the pantry and her coworkers Nancy and Grace are there chatting about their family affairs.
Intention: Charlene wants to react to her situation.
Moral action: Charlene joins the chatting and shifts the topic by inviting both Nancy and Grace to lunch.
Moral consequence: Nancy and Grace thank Charlene for her invitation and agree to go to lunch with her.
Norm: You shouldn't listen to other people's conversations.
Situation: Charlene is in the pantry and her coworkers Nancy and Grace are there chatting about their family affairs.
Intention: Charlene wants to react to her situation.
Immoral action: Charlene stays in the pantry as if she is still making her coffee in order to hear more about the family affairs of both Nancy and Grace.
Immoral consequence: Nancy and Grace feel uneasy and stop their chatting.
Norm: You shouldn't have unsafe sex.
Situation: David stays at his girlfriend's home after having dinner together.
Intention: David wants to do something fun with his girlfriend.
Moral action: David watches his favorite movie with his girlfriend until they both feel sleepy and go to bed.
Moral consequence: His girlfriend thanks him for recommending a good movie to her and feels satisfied.
Norm: You shouldn't have unsafe sex.
Situation: David stays at his girlfriend's home after having dinner together.
Intention: David wants to do something fun with his girlfriend.
Immoral action: David has sex with his girlfriend without using a condom.
Immoral consequence: His girlfriend gets pregnant and blames him for his inconsideration.
Norm: People shouldn't need to qualify their gender to others.
Situation: Mary sees Jake approaching multiple single stall bathrooms and needs to go at the same time Jake is.
Intention: Mary wants to know which bathroom Jake is going into.
Moral action: Mary asks which bathroom Jake is going into directly instead of asking about gender, and Jake tells her.
Moral consequence: Jake appreciates Mary's courtesy and doesn't make Mary wait long.
Norm: People shouldn't need to qualify their gender to others.
Situation: Mary sees Jake approaching multiple single stall bathrooms and needs to go at the same time Jake is.
Intention: Mary wants to know which bathroom Jake is going into.
Immoral action: Mary asks Jake what his gender is to determine which bathroom they will enter, and Jake says which one.
Immoral consequence: Jake becomes mad at Mary for asking about their gender.
Norm: It's nice to try to be trustworthy.
Situation: Bill is sitting at a coffee shop when another customer asks him to watch their things which includes a purse with money inside.
Intention: Bill wants to leave the coffee shop.
Moral action: Bill watches the customer's things until they return then leaves the coffee shop.
Moral consequence: The customer is relieved that they put their trust in somebody honorable like Bill.
Norm: It's nice to try to be trustworthy.
Situation: Bill is sitting at a coffee shop when another customer asks him to watch their things which includes a purse with money inside.
Intention: Bill wants to leave the coffee shop.
Immoral action: Bill takes the money from the purse then quickly leaves the coffee shop.
Immoral consequence: The other customer feels stupid for trusting a stranger and misses the money Bill took.
Norm: It is good to smoke outside instead of inside.
Situation: Greg is an occasional smoker who is hanging out at a friend's house and having a few beers.
Intention: Greg wants to have a cigarette.
Moral action: Greg steps outside onto the back porch to have a smoke.
Moral consequence: Greg enjoys his brief cigarette break before returning inside to his friends.
Norm: It is good to smoke outside instead of inside.
Situation: Greg is an occasional smoker who is hanging out at a friend's house and having a few beers.
Intention: Greg wants to have a cigarette.
Immoral action: Greg lights up and begins to smoke a cigarette in the living room.
Immoral consequence: Greg's smoking causes an unpleasant smell and his friends yell at him for smoking inside.
Norm: It's not okay to leave someone without a home.
Situation: Dorian is a landlord to Jasmine and a father to Callie, who will soon be returning home from college.
Intention: Dorian wants Jasmine out so that he can give her space to Callie.
Moral action: Dorian gives Jasmine 60 days to move out.
Moral consequence: Jasmine is able to find new living arrangements and Callie moves into her father's property.
Norm: It's not okay to leave someone without a home.
Situation: Dorian is a landlord to Jasmine and a father to Callie, who will soon be returning home from college.
Intention: Dorian wants Jasmine out so that he can give her space to Callie.
Immoral action: Dorian evicts Jasmine without warning.
Immoral consequence: With no family, money, or anywhere to go, Jasmine is left homeless.
Norm: It's bad to flake out at the last moment.
Situation: Cody has a birthday party he RSVP'd for, but a concert by a band he loves is on the same day.
Intention: Cody wants to go to the concert.
Moral action: Cody informs the birthday hosts before hand that he cannot make it and apologizes.
Moral consequence: The birthday hosts will accept that Cody cannot come and reduce the party materials.