CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's good to support things you love.
Situation: Carla loves to listen to the free band concerts in the park on Friday nights.
Intention: Carla wants to enjoy the Friday concerts.
Immoral action: Carla consistently walks past the donation boxes without contributing anything.
Immoral consequence: The band starts a policy of pausing after the first half hour and asking for contributions from the audience.
Norm: It's good to wash your hands frequently
Situation: Jared is working in the sewer as part of his job and gets very dirty.
Intention: Jared wants to clean himself throughout the day.
Moral action: Jared washes his hands and face well throughout the day.
Moral consequence: Jared feels clean throughout the day and has an enjoyable day.
Norm: It's good to wash your hands frequently
Situation: Jared is working in the sewer as part of his job and gets very dirty.
Intention: Jared wants to clean himself throughout the day.
Immoral action: Jared only washes his face but not his hands throughout the day.
Immoral consequence: Jared comes down with a horrible sickness a week later and regrets his actions.
Norm: You should always get your school work done.
Situation: Bastian is going on a camping trip with his Dad, but has a test coming up at school.
Intention: Bastian wants to enjoy his trip.
Moral action: Bastian enjoys being out in nature and does his school work before bed each night.
Moral consequence: When the day of the test comes Bastian is well prepared and passes his test.
Norm: You should always get your school work done.
Situation: Bastian is going on a camping trip with his Dad, but has a test coming up at school.
Intention: Bastian wants to enjoy his trip.
Immoral action: Bastian enjoys being out in nature and forgets all about his big test.
Immoral consequence: When the day of the test comes Bastian is unprepared and fails.
Norm: You shouldn't take more food then you can finish.
Situation: Matt is very hungry as he visits an all-you-can-eat buffet and is overwhelmed by all the food choices.
Intention: Matt wants to decide what foods to select for his meal.
Moral action: Matt takes one plate worth of his favorite foods from the buffet.
Moral consequence: Matt satisfies his hunger and enjoys his meal immensely.
Norm: You shouldn't take more food then you can finish.
Situation: Matt is very hungry as he visits an all-you-can-eat buffet and is overwhelmed by all the food choices.
Intention: Matt wants to decide what foods to select for his meal.
Immoral action: Matt takes several large plates worth of food from the buffet before sitting down to eat.
Immoral consequence: Matt overats, feels sick and can't finish all the food, so he ends up having to throw it away.
Norm: You shouldn't miss the birth of your baby.
Situation: Peter's wife is about to give birth, which coincides with the last day of an important presentation Peter has to do for work.
Intention: Peter absolutely wants to give the presentation himself.
Moral action: Peter asks for the presentation to be delayed by a few days, so he can be with his wife for the birth of their baby.
Moral consequence: Peter's wife feels comforted by his presence while she is giving birth.
Norm: You shouldn't miss the birth of your baby.
Situation: Peter's wife is about to give birth, which coincides with the last day of an important presentation Peter has to do for work.
Intention: Peter absolutely wants to give the presentation himself.
Immoral action: Peter goes to work to give the presentation while his wife gives birth to their child.
Immoral consequence: Peter's wife feels abandoned and disappointed by his actions.
Norm: It's annoying when people overshare.
Situation: Steve has been invited to a block party in his new neighborhood.
Intention: Steve wants to talk to his new neighbors.
Moral action: Steve has a friendly chat with his neighbors about some of their mutual interests, and listens more than he talks.
Moral consequence: Steve's neighbors find him charming and invite him to another party the following weekend.
Norm: It's annoying when people overshare.
Situation: Steve has been invited to a block party in his new neighborhood.
Intention: Steve wants to talk to his new neighbors.
Immoral action: Steve gives his neighbors way too much information about a medical procedure he had done recently.
Immoral consequence: Steve's neighbors think that he is creepy and do not invite him to future parties.
Norm: It's polite to leave when a business is closing.
Situation: It is almost time for the coffee shop Tom is in to close, and Tom is eating.
Intention: Tom wants to prepare for the business closing.
Moral action: Tom decides to prepare by throwing away his food and walking out of the store before closing.
Moral consequence: The coffee shop staff are glad they don't have to confront Tim, and Tim is glad he is going home.
Norm: It's polite to leave when a business is closing.
Situation: It is almost time for the coffee shop Tom is in to close, and Tom is eating.
Intention: Tom wants to prepare for the business closing.
Immoral action: Tom prepares by hiding in an unoccupied area of the coffee shop, so he can leave the shop late.
Immoral consequence: The store owner chastises Tom for not leaving on time and Tom apologizes.
Norm: it is okay to be yourself.
Situation: Jim is happy-go-lucky and easygoing, he loves having a good time and is better at partying than working hard.
Intention: Jim wants people to like him.
Moral action: Jim decides to be honest about who he is and laughs and parties with people.
Moral consequence: Jim is popular and feels great living the life he loves.
Norm: it is okay to be yourself.
Situation: Jim is happy-go-lucky and easygoing, he loves having a good time and is better at partying than working hard.
Intention: Jim wants people to like him.
Immoral action: Jim pretends to be a hard worker and a serious guy who never shirk his duties.
Immoral consequence: People like how responsible Jim is, but he feels miserable and dishonest.
Norm: You shouldn't make a party unhappy for your guests.
Situation: Rebecca is hosting her birthday party with her friends invited but yesterday she got reprimanded by her boss for poor job performance.
Intention: Rebecca wants to vent her frustration.
Moral action: Rebecca cancels the birthday party and just invites her best friend to her home to celebrate her birthday.
Moral consequence: Her friends send her birthday presents and wish her happy birthday despite cancellation of the party.
Norm: You shouldn't make a party unhappy for your guests.
Situation: Rebecca is hosting her birthday party with her friends invited but yesterday she got reprimanded by her boss for poor job performance.
Intention: Rebecca wants to vent her frustration.
Immoral action: Rebecca maintains a bad mood during the party.
Immoral consequence: Her friends feels unwelcome and do not have fun.
Norm: It is good to recognize the sacrifices Soldiers made
Situation: Adam is the leader of a country that recently exited a long bloody war and has to make a speech about it.
Intention: Adam wants to make a speech about the long and bloody war.
Moral action: Adam talks about all the sacrifices soldiers have made for the country and honors them with a monument.
Moral consequence: Adam maintains some popular support and gets new recruits for the country's military.
Norm: It is good to recognize the sacrifices Soldiers made
Situation: Adam is the leader of a country that recently exited a long bloody war and has to make a speech about it.
Intention: Adam wants to make a speech about the long and bloody war.
Immoral action: Adam never mentions the sacrifices made by his soldiers and simply focuses on his own agendas.
Immoral consequence: Adam's soldiers becomes demotivated and Adam loses popular support in his country.
Norm: It's criminal to destroy other's property.
Situation: Gavin is driving home and finds the road to his garage is blocked by another vehicle.
Intention: Gavin wants to drive to his garage.
Moral action: Gavin decides to wait for the car to move out of the way and then drive down to his garage.
Moral consequence: Gavin is able to get home in time and his neighbors bring him a treat.
Norm: It's criminal to destroy other's property.
Situation: Gavin is driving home and finds the road to his garage is blocked by another vehicle.
Intention: Gavin wants to drive to his garage.
Immoral action: Gavin drives on his neighbors yard to get to the garage, ruining his neighbors yard.
Immoral consequence: Gavin's neighbors scream at Gavin and Gavin starts to cry.
Norm: It's wrong to wear dirty undergarments.
Situation: Charlie is getting dressed before he goes to work in the morning.
Intention: Charlie wants to put on underwear.
Moral action: Charlie puts on a clean pair of underwear from the drawer in his dresser.
Moral consequence: Charlie feels fresh and clean throughout the whole work day.
Norm: It's wrong to wear dirty undergarments.
Situation: Charlie is getting dressed before he goes to work in the morning.
Intention: Charlie wants to put on underwear.
Immoral action: Charlie puts on the same underwear that he wore for two nights in a row.
Immoral consequence: Charlie is called into human resources after people start to complain about Charlie's personal hygiene.
Norm: It's gross to dig through the trash.
Situation: Carl arrives at the school cafeteria for lunch when he realizes that he forgot his lunch bag on the school bus.
Intention: Carl wants something to eat for lunch.
Moral action: Carl borrows a few dollars from a friend and uses it to buy a sandwich to eat.
Moral consequence: Carl is happy to get some food and enjoys eating the sandwich.
Norm: It's gross to dig through the trash.
Situation: Carl arrives at the school cafeteria for lunch when he realizes that he forgot his lunch bag on the school bus.
Intention: Carl wants something to eat for lunch.
Immoral action: Carl digs through a trash can and finds a couple half eaten pizza slices which he proceeds to eat for lunch.
Immoral consequence: Carl later feels a bit sick and regrets eating food from the trash.
Norm: It's bad to steal someone's gold when they find it.
Situation: Ron and Jamie are panning for gold on vacation.
Intention: Ron wants to find some gold and take it home.
Moral action: Ron keeps panning for gold and finds a nice bit to take home.
Moral consequence: Ron is happy he and Jamie had a good time on vacation.
Norm: It's bad to steal someone's gold when they find it.
Situation: Ron and Jamie are panning for gold on vacation.
Intention: Ron wants to find some gold and take it home.
Immoral action: When Jamie back is turned Ron takes some of her gold.
Immoral consequence: Jamie finds out Ron takes her gold and the trip is ruined.
Norm: Is it good to be kind to your neighbors
Situation: Clint's neighbors are not big on yard maintenance and rarely mow the lawn in front of their house.
Intention: Clint wants his neighborhood to look neat and tidy.
Moral action: Clint encourages his neighbors to mow their lawn more regularly and gets them excited about being part of a neighborhood effort.
Moral consequence: Clint's neighbors feel included and proactive.
Norm: Is it good to be kind to your neighbors
Situation: Clint's neighbors are not big on yard maintenance and rarely mow the lawn in front of their house.
Intention: Clint wants his neighborhood to look neat and tidy.
Immoral action: Clint brusquely tells his neighbors to mow their lawn and keeps at it until they do it.
Immoral consequence: Clint's neighbors feels bullied and unhappy about their relationship with him.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to expect others to look after your children
Situation: Edna is on her way home from picking up her kids at school, and she has to stop at the store that is near her parents' house.
Intention: Edna wants to pick up some groceries.
Moral action: Edna stops at the store and has to take her children in with her.
Moral consequence: Edna's parents go out to dinner together and have a nice evening.
Norm: It's inconsiderate to expect others to look after your children
Situation: Edna is on her way home from picking up her kids at school, and she has to stop at the store that is near her parents' house.
Intention: Edna wants to pick up some groceries.
Immoral action: Edna stops by her parents and tells the kids to play there for a bit while she runs to the store.
Immoral consequence: Edna's parents are a little put out because they had planned to go out to dinner.
Norm: It's nice to help seniors.
Situation: Upon walking into the lobby of the apartment building where she lives, Amanda sees her elderly neighbor Lois struggling to pick up groceries in front of the elevator.
Intention: Amanda wants to get to her apartment.
Moral action: Amanda helps Lois pick up her groceries, and they both ride the elevator up to their floor.
Moral consequence: Lois is very thankful for Amanda's help and later brings her some of her delicious homemade apple pie as a reward.
Norm: It's nice to help seniors.
Situation: Upon walking into the lobby of the apartment building where she lives, Amanda sees her elderly neighbor Lois struggling to pick up groceries in front of the elevator.
Intention: Amanda wants to get to her apartment.
Immoral action: Amanda avoids Lois and the fallen groceries that are blocking access to the elevator and instead takes the stairs to get to her apartment.
Immoral consequence: Other tenets that had just entered the lobby saw Amanda avoid helping, and so they spread the word around the building about how awful she was.
Norm: It is bad to melt down in front of others.
Situation: Tyler is trying to impress his boss and earn a promotion at work but is having a very frustrating day.
Intention: Tyler wants to vent his frustration.
Moral action: Tyler takes a break, goes out to the privacy of his car, and screams, cries, and pounds on the steering wheel.
Moral consequence: Tyler's boss looks at Tyler's recent work and decides he's worthy of a promotion.
Norm: It is bad to melt down in front of others.
Situation: Tyler is trying to impress his boss and earn a promotion at work but is having a very frustrating day.
Intention: Tyler wants to vent his frustration.
Immoral action: Tyler breaks down and begins screaming and crying in his cubicle.
Immoral consequence: Tyler's boss overhears Tyler's tantrum and decides he's not mature enough to receive a promotion.
Norm: It's irresponsible to make a mess at home.
Situation: Wayne and Iris are just finishing up dinner at their kitchen table and Wayne has finished his meal.
Intention: Wayne wants to put his empty plate somewhere.
Moral action: Wayne takes his empty plate and rinses it quickly before putting it in the dishwasher.
Moral consequence: Iris is happy that she's with a guy who knows to put things where they belong, and she doesn't have to chase after him.
Norm: It's irresponsible to make a mess at home.
Situation: Wayne and Iris are just finishing up dinner at their kitchen table and Wayne has finished his meal.
Intention: Wayne wants to put his empty plate somewhere.
Immoral action: Wayne takes his empty plate and puts it on the kitchen counter and leaves to go watch TV.
Immoral consequence: Iris is annoyed that Wayne put the empty plate on the counter where it doesn't belong.
Norm: It is ok to encourage people to be healthy.
Situation: Zach needs to give a beneficial talk at work and is thinking of topics to speak about.
Intention: Zach wants to choose a topic.
Moral action: Zach chooses to talk about healthy eating and how it improves work.
Moral consequence: A few people decide to eat better, leading to an increase in productivity.
Norm: It is ok to encourage people to be healthy.
Situation: Zach needs to give a beneficial talk at work and is thinking of topics to speak about.
Intention: Zach wants to choose a topic.
Immoral action: Zach chooses to talk about finding your true self.
Immoral consequence: Zach's audience are adults and already have a good sense of who they are, so they are bored.
Norm: You should not be unwilling to go to Jury Duty.
Situation: Lyle receives a piece of mail and upon opening it sees it's a jury summons for next week.
Intention: Kyle wants to decide what to do with the letter.
Moral action: Kyle takes the jury summons and puts it on his office desk at home to take with him when he reports for jury duty.
Moral consequence: Kyle serves his citizen duty as a member of the jury and the justice system continues to function the way it was intended.
Norm: You should not be unwilling to go to Jury Duty.
Situation: Lyle receives a piece of mail and upon opening it sees it's a jury summons for next week.
Intention: Kyle wants to decide what to do with the letter.
Immoral action: Kyle takes the jury summons and tosses it in the garbage since he has no intention of responding to it.
Immoral consequence: Kyle is found to have been neglecting his duties as a citizen and is later fined by the court.
Norm: You shouldn't like being used.
Situation: Mike, who often hits up Frank for favors and never repays him asks Frank once again to drive him to the next town over.
Intention: Frank wants to respond to Mike's request.
Moral action: Frank tells Mike that he's had enough and that if Mike wants a ride he can either pay him a couple hundred bucks or take a bus.
Moral consequence: Mike is shocked but realizes he's been abusing his friendship with Frank and taking advantage of him and vows to stop.
Norm: You shouldn't like being used.
Situation: Mike, who often hits up Frank for favors and never repays him asks Frank once again to drive him to the next town over.
Intention: Frank wants to respond to Mike's request.
Immoral action: Frank tells Mike that it's no problem as usual and that he'd be glad to drop him off wherever he wants.
Immoral consequence: Mike continues to use Frank and never learns that he's actually a horrible element in Frank's otherwise good life.
Norm: You shouldn't take away peoples home.
Situation: One of Bartholomew's renters Sarah has not paid rent in two months.
Intention: Bartholomew wants to get paid.
Moral action: Bartholomew asks Sarah to do some maintenance work in exchange for reduced rent.
Moral consequence: Sarah is able to add the maintenance work onto her resume which leads to her finding a better job.
Norm: You shouldn't take away peoples home.
Situation: One of Bartholomew's renters Sarah has not paid rent in two months.
Intention: Bartholomew wants to get paid.
Immoral action: Bartholomew seizes half of Sarah's paycheck and kicks them out of the apartment complex.
Immoral consequence: Sarah is homeless for the next couple of months.
Norm: It is important to never drink and drive.
Situation: Tim drives to a bar and drinks there until he's pretty drunk.
Intention: Tim wants to go home.
Moral action: Tim decides to leave his car near the bar for the night and calls a taxi to take him home.
Moral consequence: Tim gets home safely while avoiding breaking the law by driving while drunk.
Norm: It is important to never drink and drive.
Situation: Tim drives to a bar and drinks there until he's pretty drunk.
Intention: Tim wants to go home.
Immoral action: Tim gets into his car and drives to his house.
Immoral consequence: Because of his inebriated state Tim hits his garage door as he's getting home and does some expensive damage.
Norm: It's rude to call the police on a friend.
Situation: Andrea's friend Wanda has been smoking weed a lot to cope with her depression and Andrea is concerned.
Intention: Andrea wants Wanda to stop smoking so much.
Moral action: Andrea talks to Wanda about her concerns and refers her to a therapist.
Moral consequence: Wanda is able to address her underlying mental health problems, so she can stop using drugs as a crutch.
Norm: It's rude to call the police on a friend.
Situation: Andrea's friend Wanda has been smoking weed a lot to cope with her depression and Andrea is concerned.
Intention: Andrea wants Wanda to stop smoking so much.
Immoral action: Andrea calls the police and tells them Wanda is in possession of drugs.
Immoral consequence: Wanda is arrested and her emotional state worsens.
Norm: It's okay to reward people with a little treat
Situation: Mike is a teacher and his class does exceptionally well on an assignment.
Intention: Mike wants to reward his class.
Moral action: Mike buys some cookies and gives some to his students as a reward.
Moral consequence: Mike's students enjoy the cookies and trust him more.
Norm: It's okay to reward people with a little treat
Situation: Mike is a teacher and his class does exceptionally well on an assignment.
Intention: Mike wants to reward his class.
Immoral action: Mike rewards his class with entertaining math problems.
Immoral consequence: The students don't get a break from their studies and resent the "reward".
Norm: It's wrong to rip up something that someone else made
Situation: John and his coworker Pete are both tasked with submitting a marketing plan to their boss but only one will be chosen.
Intention: John wants his marketing plan to be chosen.
Moral action: John stays up late working hard on his marketing proposal to ensure it is high quality.
Moral consequence: John's marketing proposal is chosen, and he receives a promotion soon after.
Norm: It's wrong to rip up something that someone else made
Situation: John and his coworker Pete are both tasked with submitting a marketing plan to their boss but only one will be chosen.
Intention: John wants his marketing plan to be chosen.
Immoral action: John finds Pete's submission and tears it into tiny pieces so that his boss will not get it.
Immoral consequence: John's act of sabotage is discovered, and he is fired from his job.
Norm: It is not good to talk bad about a gift
Situation: Susan has just received a shiny gold jacket from her friend Lou for her birthday and Lou asks her what she thinks of it.
Intention: Susan wants to answer Lou's question.
Moral action: Susan tells Lou that it's a gorgeous one of a kind jacket and that she'll love wearing it.
Moral consequence: Lou is delighted that Susan loves her gift and that she said she'd be glad to go out wearing it.
Norm: It is not good to talk bad about a gift
Situation: Susan has just received a shiny gold jacket from her friend Lou for her birthday and Lou asks her what she thinks of it.
Intention: Susan wants to answer Lou's question.
Immoral action: Susan tells Lou that the jacket is gaudy and hideous, and she wonders why he'd think she would like it.
Immoral consequence: Lou is insulted that Susan not only hates his generous gift but that she's insinuating that he has no taste or style.
Norm: It's impolite to overstay one's welcome.
Situation: Mack has not seen his brother in several years and wants to visit him at his home in another state.
Intention: Mack wants to spend time with his brother.
Moral action: Mack goes to his brother's house for a week visit, where they visit places together and have a great time.
Moral consequence: His brother thanks him for the visit and invites him back next summer to stay.
Norm: It's impolite to overstay one's welcome.
Situation: Mack has not seen his brother in several years and wants to visit him at his home in another state.
Intention: Mack wants to spend time with his brother.
Immoral action: Mack surprises his brother with a visit and stays for a month.
Immoral consequence: His brother ends up becoming tired of Mack being there so long and tells Mack he has to leave immediately.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be lazy.
Situation: Baxter arrives home from work tired, but he needs to do his taxes.
Intention: Baxter wants to do something relaxing.
Moral action: Baxter turns on an episode of his favorite television show while he does his taxes.
Moral consequence: In his new relaxed state of mind Baxter makes several discoveries that save him some money.
Norm: It's frowned upon to be lazy.
Situation: Baxter arrives home from work tired, but he needs to do his taxes.
Intention: Baxter wants to do something relaxing.
Immoral action: Baxter takes a long nap followed by several rounds of his favorite video game.
Immoral consequence: Baxter is unable to finish his taxes in time.