¶ … person's permission is stealing. The act can be the taking of something as simple as a piece of candy or as big as stealing a car. It can mean taking something from a complete stranger or taking it from your best friend. The stealing can occur in a store where it is considered shoplifting or from the inside of a friend's house but no matter where it takes place or from the item is taken the act remains the same. It is stealing.
The reasons behind stealing are varied and the fact that stealing has been present in every culture from the beginning of mankind makes it a difficult concept to understand. Even the most hardened criminal would likely acknowledge the inherent wrongness of stealing but for reasons not totally understood the act of stealing continues.
One of the most basic reasons that people steal is the lack of self-control and impulsivity. They see something that they want and they take it. These individuals may or may not consider the consequences of their actions but they lack the capacity to control their urge to have the item and they disregard the consequences. They fail to delay their satisfaction and act impulsively. They lack the self-control necessary to think of the consequences.
Other individuals steal because they watch others do it and get away with it; because they are trying to impress their peers; or, they are missing something in their lives and they feel stealing...
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