Why do people actually shoplift? The reasons are many and truly various and to some extent can depend on person´s age. Let´s have a look at some of them.
When you are a child, the way you want things is usually very badly and it seems like if all the stars should fall down and the whole world tear apart if you don´t get what you want. Obviously if such a passionate wish is turned down by evil unsympathetic adult, the stars stay where they are and the world is not more ripped into pieces than it already is; but what happens is such a child in his longing can say goodbye to all morals the very evil unsympatethic adult has taught him/her and according to the law of jungle just take it him/herself. As long as it stays in realm of candies however and child is caught once (trust me, that can be a very good lesson), it means no actual harm to his/her character and it is not probable s/he would continue with that afterwards.
When you are in your teens, such thing can make you look cool - and that is the most desirable thing for most of the regular teenagers, isn´t it? To be cool, to be accepted. To fit in.
Another factor is shoplifting is exciting - for someone it is as adrenaline sport as bungee-jumping for example. Plus if you don´t get caught, it´s free. Some of the people who are addicted to it know no greater excitement than the quick, frenzied bagging of practically unworthy, yet highly surveilled item: "Will I get caught this time? Has anyone seen me? Oh, God, now I´m walking through the detectors at the door; what will happen now? Great, magnificent, I´m out! Ugh, it was close this time - but I was so clever haha!" And perhaps we are at the very point of the shoplifting addiction - proving yourself you are smarter than the other people. Once, twice, then again and again, the feeling of one´s own wit is fantastic and overwhelming.
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