Reply #61: Seems like a clear case of Kleptomania..

[truth2power]

which is categorized as an Impulse Control Disorder. The definitive feature of this condition is that these people steal things that they don't need for personal use or their monetary value.

Note that after returning the items, Mr. Allen neither made nor lost money. After having the purchase credited back to his credit card, he was right back where he started. Re-selling the items in his car, in order to profit from his little scheme, could not possibly net him enough to support a drug habit or pay off gambling debts etc., even assuming he had a venue to do such. In any case, that seems an extremely convoluted way to try to make a few extra bucks.

The interesting thing about this is that I read an article awhile ago in which the author made a very good case that people who adhere to a fanatical right-wing, religious world-view (as shown in Mr. Allen's bio, upthread) are often characterized as having a lack of inner controls. Depending, instead, on some external entity for their moral compass. That sets up a lot of inner tension and makes it difficult to resist urges if there isn't someone around to say, "Tsk tsk. Don't do that".

Sounds like he would fit in quite well in the administration of the little Boy-King. :evilgrin: