Kleptomania is defined as a irresistible need to steal, resulting from emotional disturbance rather than economic need.
I hadn't know that kleptomania was, I mean, I knew that people stole things for fun but I didn't know they stole out of necessity, to fill the void that was forming from the need to swipe something, anything. It's the way their brains are wired, they way they think and feel. It's an emotional state, a mental disorder and is not brought on by choice. Kleptomaniacs live a life of shame, they are embarrassed of who they are and what they do.
Following Sasha in chapter one of Goon Squad we see that she doesn't want this, to be this person. She snatches the wallet of an unsuspecting bathroom occupant, one who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. What follows is an exhilarating flow of emotions. The night is no longer a dull date, but an evening filled with an abundance of possibilities. I can't say Sasha's actions are justified, stealing's a crime. But the world's not black and white and not everything in this world is just.
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