CHAMP12154/moral_stories huggingface dataset:
Norm: It's wrong to use someone else's things without their permission.
Situation: Matt is getting ready to go to work but his is running behind because his roommates had the shower tied up for a long time.
Intention: Matt wants to get to work quickly.
Immoral action: Matt grabs one of his roommates car keys and takes their car to work instead of riding the bus.
Immoral consequence: Matt has the police show up at his work when his roommate calls them saying his car was taken without permission.
Norm: You shouldn't drink while you're driving.
Situation: The local football team wins a big victory over their rival.
Intention: Teddy wants to go out drinking with his friends to celebrate.
Moral action: Teddy knows that he's had to much to drink and calls an Uber to take him home.
Moral consequence: His sober friend brings his car home for him.
Norm: You shouldn't drink while you're driving.
Situation: The local football team wins a big victory over their rival.
Intention: Teddy wants to go out drinking with his friends to celebrate.
Immoral action: Even though he's already drunk, Teddy takes a beer with him as he drives home.
Immoral consequence: Teddy smashes his car into an oncoming vehicle and kills two people.
Norm: It is bad to make your partner worry.
Situation: Jack went out to play video games with his friends and told Ann he would be back by midnight.
Intention: Jack wants to hang out with friends all night.
Moral action: Jack calls Ann and lets her know he is having fun and wants to stay but didn't want her to worry.
Moral consequence: Ann was happy that Jack respects her and loves her enough to not let her worry.
Norm: It is bad to make your partner worry.
Situation: Jack went out to play video games with his friends and told Ann he would be back by midnight.
Intention: Jack wants to hang out with friends all night.
Immoral action: Jack decides he's going to stay at his friends place and not call Ann to tell her.
Immoral consequence: Ann gets worried and thinks Jack is cheating on her and breaks up with him.
Norm: It's rude for cashiers to question customers about their purchases.
Situation: Dave who is a cashier is ringing up Sam and notices that Sam is buying tampons.
Intention: Dave wants to ask Sam a question about the tampons.
Moral action: Dave asks Sam if he realizes that the tampons are two for one, and he can go grab another box if he wants to.
Moral consequence: Sam is grateful that Dave pointed out he's missing a bargain and runs back to get another box.
Norm: It's rude for cashiers to question customers about their purchases.
Situation: Dave who is a cashier is ringing up Sam and notices that Sam is buying tampons.
Intention: Dave wants to ask Sam a question about the tampons.
Immoral action: Dave asks Sam why he would need tampons since he is not a woman and demands Sam explains his purchase.
Immoral consequence: Sam is flabbergasted that he's being asked about the tampons and insulted and embarrassed that everyone can hear the conversation.
Norm: It's good to be up front and honest with others.
Situation: Tom's mother notices he seems to be falling behind in his school work and asks if everything is okay.
Intention: Tom wants to respond to his mother's question.
Moral action: Tom tells his mother he is struggling in class and needs help.
Moral consequence: Tom's mother hires a tutor for him, and he graduates with a high GPA.
Norm: It's good to be up front and honest with others.
Situation: Tom's mother notices he seems to be falling behind in his school work and asks if everything is okay.
Intention: Tom wants to respond to his mother's question.
Immoral action: Tom tells his mother that everything is going extremely well at school.
Immoral consequence: Tom does not get the help he needs and fails out of school.
Norm: It is polite to offer friends a place to stay.
Situation: Ross' house is messy, but he has some friends flying in from out of town to visit him.
Intention: Ross wants to avoid being inconvenienced by his friends.
Moral action: Ross hires a cleaning service to come clean up the mess in his house before his friends visit.
Moral consequence: Ross' friends appreciate being given a clean place to stay and make an effort to stay more in touch after the trip.
Norm: It is polite to offer friends a place to stay.
Situation: Ross' house is messy, but he has some friends flying in from out of town to visit him.
Intention: Ross wants to avoid being inconvenienced by his friends.
Immoral action: Ross tells his friends that his house has water damage, and they need to stay somewhere else, even though it's not true.
Immoral consequence: Ross' friends find out that his house did not have water damage and it made the rest of the trip awkward.
Norm: It's good to do nice things for your loved ones.
Situation: Bob's been busy working a lot, but his kids want to spend time with him.
Intention: Bob wants to make a decision.
Moral action: Bob tells his boss he can't work overtime this weekend and takes his kids camping.
Moral consequence: Bob is thrilled to see how happy his kids are to just spend time together.
Norm: It's good to do nice things for your loved ones.
Situation: Bob's been busy working a lot, but his kids want to spend time with him.
Intention: Bob wants to make a decision.
Immoral action: Bob tells his children that money has to come first and to go play outside.
Immoral consequence: Bob sees he hurt his kids feelings and feels like a bad father.
Norm: It's bad to grab someone's head.
Situation: Sam's coworker is being disruptive during a work meeting.
Intention: Sam wants his coworker to quiet down and be respectful during the meeting.
Moral action: Sam asks his coworker to be quiet and pay attention.
Moral consequence: Sam is able to focus and productively listen to the rest of the work meeting.
Norm: It's bad to grab someone's head.
Situation: Sam's coworker is being disruptive during a work meeting.
Intention: Sam wants his coworker to quiet down and be respectful during the meeting.
Immoral action: Sam grabs his coworker's head and tells him to shut up and be quiet.
Immoral consequence: Sam is punished by his boss for inappropriate workplace behavior.
Norm: It is romantic to buy your significant other a ring.
Situation: Dave is in his room thinking of ways to propose to his girlfriend Gwen.
Intention: Dave wants  to pick out an item to offer Gwen as part of the proposal.
Moral action: Dave decides that he will offer Gwen a nice diamond ring when he asks her to marry him.
Moral consequence: Gwen feels delighted that Dave proposed in such a beautiful and old fashioned way.
Norm: It is romantic to buy your significant other a ring.
Situation: Dave is in his room thinking of ways to propose to his girlfriend Gwen.
Intention: Dave wants  to pick out an item to offer Gwen as part of the proposal.
Immoral action: Dave decides that he will offer Gwen a nice watch when he asks her to marry him.
Immoral consequence: Gwen feels awkward about the watch and thinks the entire proposal is bizarre.
Norm: It's bad to not be true to yourself.
Situation: Mik is hanging out with friends from school, and they're trying cigarettes which he finds gross.
Intention: Mik wants to get along with his friends.
Moral action: Mik turns down the cigarettes but says he's cool with them smoking.
Moral consequence: They don't harrass Mik and he develops independence.
Norm: It's bad to not be true to yourself.
Situation: Mik is hanging out with friends from school, and they're trying cigarettes which he finds gross.
Intention: Mik wants to get along with his friends.
Immoral action: Mik smokes and says he likes it, even though he doesn't.
Immoral consequence: His friends keep asking him to smoke with them, building pressure.
Norm: It's wrong to brag about doing bad things.
Situation: John just started a new school and is having lunch with a group of new friends.
Intention: John wants to impress his new friends.
Moral action: John tells his friends about the new game he just bought and invites them over after school.
Moral consequence: The new friends spend the afternoon enjoying the game and decide that John is a fun guy.
Norm: It's wrong to brag about doing bad things.
Situation: John just started a new school and is having lunch with a group of new friends.
Intention: John wants to impress his new friends.
Immoral action: John brags about how he steals money from his parents to buy weed.
Immoral consequence: John's friends decide he is a loser and a thief and tell everyone else not to trust him.
Norm: You must commit to caring for any pet you get.
Situation: Jenny is visiting her local pet store after work.
Intention: Jenny wants to get a pet.
Moral action: Jenny decides to start with a small aquarium given her work hours.
Moral consequence: Jenny finds that she really enjoys relaxing after work with a glass of wine watching the fish and plans a bigger setup.
Norm: You must commit to caring for any pet you get.
Situation: Jenny is visiting her local pet store after work.
Intention: Jenny wants to get a pet.
Immoral action: Jenny gets a puppy even though she is rarely home.
Immoral consequence: Jenny's puppy destroys the house, and she eventually takes it to the shelter.
Norm: It's good to help someone.
Situation: On her way to take an exam for her college class, Meredith sees Jude slip and fall on the ice.
Intention: Meredith wants to take her exam.
Moral action: Meredith stops to help Jude, seeing that it looks like he might be hurt, and waits until assistance arrives.
Moral consequence: Meredith's professor is understanding and offers her time to make the exam up later that day.
Norm: It's good to help someone.
Situation: On her way to take an exam for her college class, Meredith sees Jude slip and fall on the ice.
Intention: Meredith wants to take her exam.
Immoral action: Meredith passes Jude without saying anything or checking to see if any assistance is needed.
Immoral consequence: Meredith sits for her exam but Jude's fall goes unnoticed, and he lays in the snow for about twenty minutes until help arrives.
Norm: It's good to try hard at your school work.
Situation: Sam is assigned a book report that is due next Friday.
Intention: Sam wants to finish the book report.
Moral action: Sam reads the book thoroughly and gives his best effort on writing the report.
Moral consequence: Sam receives an A on the report and easily passes the class.
Norm: It's good to try hard at your school work.
Situation: Sam is assigned a book report that is due next Friday.
Intention: Sam wants to finish the book report.
Immoral action: Sam gives little effort on the book report and finishes it as quickly as possible without actually reading the whole book.
Immoral consequence: Sam receives a D on his book report and fails the class.
Norm: It is rude to cancel a date on short notice.
Situation: Tim scheduled a date with Tina a week from now, but later figured out he is busy that day.
Intention: Tim wants to formally cancel his date with Tina.
Moral action: Tim lets his date know a week ahead of time that he cannot attend the date.
Moral consequence: Tina is happy with Tim for letting her know, and they have a conversation about other things.
Norm: It is rude to cancel a date on short notice.
Situation: Tim scheduled a date with Tina a week from now, but later figured out he is busy that day.
Intention: Tim wants to formally cancel his date with Tina.
Immoral action: Tim waits until three hours before the date to inform Tina he can't come.
Immoral consequence: Tina feels betrayed by Tim and decides to break up with Tim.
Norm: You should never get so angry that you hit someone.
Situation: Matt is with him roommate cooking dinner in the kitchen of their shared apartment.
Intention: Matt wants his roommate to clean up after himself.
Moral action: Matt asks his roommate to clean up for himself or else he'll move out.
Moral consequence: Matt's roommate is afraid he wouldn't be able to pay the entire rent by himself and agrees to clean up after himself, making Matt feel happy.
Norm: You should never get so angry that you hit someone.
Situation: Matt is with him roommate cooking dinner in the kitchen of their shared apartment.
Intention: Matt wants his roommate to clean up after himself.
Immoral action: Matt angrily confronts his roommate about the messy kitchen and hits him so hard that he falls backward.
Immoral consequence: Matt's roommate stumbles into the kitchen window and shatters it, causing Matt to spend hundreds of dollars on a new window.
Norm: You should not make someone give you physical affection.
Situation: Sharon is at a party when she sees her friend Beth who typically dislikes physical affection.
Intention: Sharon wants to interact with Beth.
Moral action: Sharon brings over a snack from one of the tables to Beth and asks Beth about her day.
Moral consequence: Beth enjoys the food and Sharon's company.
Norm: You should not make someone give you physical affection.
Situation: Sharon is at a party when she sees her friend Beth who typically dislikes physical affection.
Intention: Sharon wants to interact with Beth.
Immoral action: Sharon walks up to Beth and insists that Beth give her a greeting hug in front of a small group.
Immoral consequence: Beth feels embarrassed and uncomfortable.
Norm: You shouldn't abandon people.
Situation: Madison is shopping with her friend Jill, when a good looking guy, Ken asks her if she wants to grab a bite to eat.
Intention: Madison wants to go eat with Ken.
Moral action: Madison tells Ken she would love to grab a bite to eat as long as Jill can come too.
Moral consequence: Jill thinks Madison is a good friend and the three of them have fun together.
Norm: You shouldn't abandon people.
Situation: Madison is shopping with her friend Jill, when a good looking guy, Ken asks her if she wants to grab a bite to eat.
Intention: Madison wants to go eat with Ken.
Immoral action: Madison just walks away with Ken to get food, leaving Jill behind.
Immoral consequence: Jill feels betrayed and alone by Madison's actions.
Norm: It's wrong to just ditch your friends for other people.
Situation: Jan is at a party with her friend when she meets a new person she finds interesting.
Intention: Jan wants to go over to the new person's house.
Moral action: Jan invites her friend to come along to the new person's house with her.
Moral consequence: Jan's friend feels included by Jan and has a good time at the person's house.
Norm: It's wrong to just ditch your friends for other people.
Situation: Jan is at a party with her friend when she meets a new person she finds interesting.
Intention: Jan wants to go over to the new person's house.
Immoral action: Jan goes to the new person's house leaving her friend at the party.
Immoral consequence: Jan's friend feels abandoned by Jan and that Jan values the new person over them.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to your coworkers.
Situation: Tom is at lunch with some of his coworkers, and he has a headache.
Intention: Tom wants some peace and quiet and wants to be alone.
Moral action: Tom excuses himself and says he is not feeling well and goes to relax in his car.
Moral consequence: Tom gets peace and quiet and maintains good standing.
Norm: You shouldn't be rude to your coworkers.
Situation: Tom is at lunch with some of his coworkers, and he has a headache.
Intention: Tom wants some peace and quiet and wants to be alone.
Immoral action: Tom tells his coworkers to get out of the break room and leave him alone, he needs quiet.
Immoral consequence: The coworkers are offended and think Tom is being a jerk.
Norm: It's rude to not apologize when you've done something wrong.
Situation: James was running to catch his bus when he ran into someone on the sidewalk.
Intention: James wants to catch his bus before it leaves.
Moral action: James pauses for one second to say, "Sorry, sorry," before running after the bus.
Moral consequence: The pedestrian yells back, "Run, Forrest, run!" as James climbs on the bus.
Norm: It's rude to not apologize when you've done something wrong.
Situation: James was running to catch his bus when he ran into someone on the sidewalk.
Intention: James wants to catch his bus before it leaves.
Immoral action: James keeps running and yells over his shoulder, "Watch where you're going, moron!".
Immoral consequence: The pedestrian yells back, "You're the moron, you blind jackass!" as James gets on the bus.
Norm: You shouldn't bust your parent's things.
Situation: James wanted to go to a heavy metal concert, but his parents said he was grounded for poor grades.
Intention: James wants to attend the concert.
Moral action: James agreed to his parents' faces, then snuck out his bedroom window at night.
Moral consequence: James got to go to the concert and made it back home before his parents realized he was gone.
Norm: You shouldn't bust your parent's things.
Situation: James wanted to go to a heavy metal concert, but his parents said he was grounded for poor grades.
Intention: James wants to attend the concert.
Immoral action: James got a baseball bat, smashed the living room TV, and threatened to destroy the house if he wasn't allowed to go to concert.
Immoral consequence: James' parents let him leave, but when he came home later that night they locked him out of the house.
Norm: It's nice to share your art with others.
Situation: Jamie is decorating his new apartment, and he his good friends with an artist, Tom.
Intention: Jamie wants to decorate his new place with some of Tom's art.
Moral action: Tom agrees to help Jamie and even gives him a few art pieces free of charge.
Moral consequence: Jamie is overjoyed and decorates his place with the new artwork.
Norm: It's nice to share your art with others.
Situation: Jamie is decorating his new apartment, and he his good friends with an artist, Tom.
Intention: Jamie wants to decorate his new place with some of Tom's art.
Immoral action: Tom refuses to help Jamie with decorating, and provides him with no artwork or advice.
Immoral consequence: Jamie is upset with Tom and his apartment continues to be bare.
Norm: It's good to lend items to friends.
Situation: Tom's friend asks him if he can borrow Tom's movie collection.
Intention: Tom wants to answer his friend.
Moral action: Tom says that his friend can borrow his movie collection and just asks him to be careful with it.
Moral consequence: Tom's friend happily watches some of Tom's movies which he greatly appreciates.
Norm: It's good to lend items to friends.
Situation: Tom's friend asks him if he can borrow Tom's movie collection.
Intention: Tom wants to answer his friend.
Immoral action: Tom says that his friend can't borrow the movie collection as he might lose it.
Immoral consequence: Tom's friend is unhappy that he can't enjoy some good movies he was hoping to see.
Norm: It is kind to get others Christmas gifts.
Situation: It's December and this is the first year that Josh has had a real job.
Intention: Josh wants to visit his family over his winter vacation.
Moral action: Josh uses money he earned at his new job to by wonderful gifts for his family that he delivers to them personally on Christmas Eve.
Moral consequence: Josh's family thanks him for the gifts and Josh feels warm and fuzzy inside.
Norm: It is kind to get others Christmas gifts.
Situation: It's December and this is the first year that Josh has had a real job.
Intention: Josh wants to visit his family over his winter vacation.
Immoral action: Josh spends Christmas at his parents house but doesn't give anyone gifts.
Immoral consequence: Everyone in Josh's family scorns Josh causing him to feel dejected and embarrassed.
Norm: It's bad to be overconfident in your abilities.
Situation: Sam's friend Bill invites him to go rock climbing even though he has never done it before.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to Bill's invitation.
Moral action: Sam tells Bill he doesn't know how to rock climb and declines the invitation, thanking Bill for the offer.
Moral consequence: Sam stays home and remains uninjured.
Norm: It's bad to be overconfident in your abilities.
Situation: Sam's friend Bill invites him to go rock climbing even though he has never done it before.
Intention: Sam wants to respond to Bill's invitation.
Immoral action: Sam agrees to go rock climbing with Bill.
Immoral consequence: Sam slips and falls due to his inexperience and is injured.
Norm: It's rude not to answer a message someone sends you.
Situation: Troy's boss messaged him twice within the past hour about coming in to work an extra shift, but Troy is trying to sleep.
Intention: Troy wants to go back to sleep.
Moral action: Troy texts his boss back that he's not able to come in but thanks him for letting him know, then lays back down.
Moral consequence: Troy's boss is understanding and says he will see Troy tomorrow.
Norm: It's rude not to answer a message someone sends you.
Situation: Troy's boss messaged him twice within the past hour about coming in to work an extra shift, but Troy is trying to sleep.
Intention: Troy wants to go back to sleep.
Immoral action: Troy turns the ringer on his phone off, so he doesn't need to read any more messages and goes to sleep.
Immoral consequence: Troy's boss is irritated at Troy's lack of communication and considers it against him during performance reviews.
Norm: It's wrong to pay someone to be your friend.
Situation: Jack moves to a new town where he doesn't know anybody.
Intention: Jack wants to make new friends.
Moral action: Jack takes the time to get to know some local people.
Moral consequence: Jack slowly makes some new friends and is no longer lonely.
Norm: It's wrong to pay someone to be your friend.
Situation: Jack moves to a new town where he doesn't know anybody.
Intention: Jack wants to make new friends.
Immoral action: Jack gives somebody money to spend time with him like a friend would.
Immoral consequence: Jack doesn't make an authentic connection with the person he's paying and remains without a real friend.
Norm: It is wrong to create suspicion in a relationship.
Situation: Joe works late on his job a few times a week causing his wife Beck to be concerned.
Intention: Joe wants to avoid having Becky accuse him of an affair.
Moral action: Joe proactively explains why his work required more how and calls Becky whenever he works late.
Moral consequence: Becky understands and Joe eventually get better working hours again.
Norm: It is wrong to create suspicion in a relationship.
Situation: Joe works late on his job a few times a week causing his wife Beck to be concerned.
Intention: Joe wants to avoid having Becky accuse him of an affair.
Immoral action: Joe says it's none of her business and never returns her calls when he is working late.
Immoral consequence: Becky suspects an affair and threaten to leave if he does not stop working late.
Norm: It's wrong to try to scam someone.
Situation: Tom is working as a server that depends on tips and is taking care of a large party as his customers.
Intention: Tom wants to get a large tip from the party.
Moral action: Tom is gracious and helpful to his customers and thanks them when he gives them their check.
Moral consequence: The customer appreciates how hard Tom worked while being their server and gives Tom a tip that is double the average amount.
Norm: It's wrong to try to scam someone.
Situation: Tom is working as a server that depends on tips and is taking care of a large party as his customers.
Intention: Tom wants to get a large tip from the party.
Immoral action: Tom decides to sneak in a larger percentage tip when the customer pays for their bill.
Immoral consequence: The customer discovers the higher tip while viewing their bill and reports Tom to the manager, who then fires Tom.
Norm: It's inappropriate to date your student.
Situation: Charles is a college professor with an attractive student Kelly who often asks for help after the lecture.
Intention: Charles wants to be helpful to his students.
Moral action: Charles offers extra help sessions where multiple students are required to always be in the room.
Moral consequence: Charles avoids tempting situations and is able to help Kelly get a good grade.