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There are people who would never dream of stealing no matter what their circumstances. There are others who may steal under certain circumstances and then there are those for whom stealing is a way of life. There can be many reasons why people steal and here are some of them:-

GREED

There will always be some people who are just plain greedy and want everything whether they can afford it or not. Fro these people stealing is an easy option.

LACK OF OR NO MORALS

Then again other people may just have not been brought up to feel that stealing is wrong. Their values are such that if they want to steal they don't see it as a problem.

NEED

Some folks just have so little that they see no other way out. It's easy to say that you would never steal, when you have no need to. However given a different hand in life who knows. If you were not too bright and unable to make a living, or just were really down on your luck, who can really say what they would do. If your little ones were starving you probably could do anything, so we should never judge too harshly.

PEER PRESSURE

Children sometimes go through a phase of petty thieving. Often it is their friends who are putting pressure on them to join in. They might be getting dared to steal or just might want to be accepted.

KLEPTOMANIA

There are some folks who have this psychological disorder which means that they cannot stop themselves from stealing. It is a compulsion.

ILLNESS

Perhaps if you are ill, as in the case of a mental breakdown for example, stealing may become [art of your life. Ill health along with medication can sometimes make anyone do strange things.

FORCED

Someone may make a person steal for them. Sometimes even relatives have been known to force others to steal.

THRILLS

Finally some people steal for the excitement and thrill. Some find it exciting to outwit the law and see how far they can go.

There are no doubt other reasons why people steal but I feel that these are the main reasons why they do. I suppose there may even be some who steal simply because they can.

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