A Classic Case of

An Antisocial personality

This is in continuation of my earlier article on psychology, where I had just described the personality. Hereunder is a classic case of the same.

A person aged 40 was arrested for forgery of Cheques, and embezzlement. He was arrested along with a young woman, aged 18 years. He had married her bigamously, and she was not aware of his previous marriage. The person was already convicted twice for two previous bigamous marriages, and 40 other cases of encashing fraudulent cheques. 

He had got a job to manage a small restaurant. The complete restaurant was kept at his disposal. The owner used to stay in a neighbouring place, and would visit the restaurant at the end of every week to check on the progress of business and collect the income. He was given a quarter right on top of the restaurant, and was fixed a small salary, and a share in the income. Every night he was to deposit all the day’s collection in the bank. He did not do that. At the end of the week, just before the owner arrived, he departed with all the money. He left a series of vulgar messages scribbled on the wall, saying he had taken the money because the salary was too low. He did not make any serious attempt to escape detection. He took a lodging hardly a few blocks away from the restaurant and moved in there with his so called wife. Just a few days later he was arrested. 

During the inquiry it came to light that he had spent past few months cashing cheques in departmental stores in various cities. He would write the cheques and send his wife for encashing. He said that she was very innocent, and was not aware that he does not have any bank account. So her conduct never aroused any suspicion. He never cared to use a false name in writing the cheques or for signing the bigamous marriage contract. But he looked surprised that the police could trace him so fast. 

  

On inquiry, it came to light that his parents were financially well-to-do. He had his school education in very good private schools. They wanted to send him to the college but his academic record was not good (although on examination he was proved to be having superior intelligence). He started working as an Insurance sales-man trainee and did very well. He was a smart young man and an exceptionally fluent speaker. 

Just as he was coming up in this line he ran into trouble because he failed to deposit the premiums collected from customers. He admitted to having used up that money and spent on clothes and liquor. It did not occur to him that, in no time, the embezzlement will be noticed by the company. He grew angry as to why the company did not realize that he was planning to pay back the same from his salary. No legal action was taken. The amount was imbursed by his parents. 

Then he joined the army and underwent training. He was allotted to the infantry unit, where he again ran into trouble, for minor misconducts like drunk on duty, smuggling women into his quarters. Then he committed major misconduct like cashing fraudulent cheques. He was court- martialed and discharged from the army. 

From then on, his routine was to find a woman to support him (with or without marriage) and then running off with money to the next woman when life became too tedious. 

When his case came up for hearing he gave a long and articulate speech, pleading clemency for the young woman, who was tried with him, expressing repentance for ruining her life and and stating that he was glad to repay the society for his crimes.

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