I would say not necessarily. Attempting to understand someone that totally lacks a personality trait means that their motivation pathways could be entirely different. Un-understandable by those who do have the trait.
In this case, do something minor (stealing) to scratch the itch that, if left unscratched for long enough, could result in doing something major (violence).
It feels like a reaction to societal rules that don't make sense in their experience of the world, and so maybe the itch exists because the rule(s) seem irrational and arbitrary to them.
Or maybe the lack of empathy leaves a hole to be filled with mischief.
In this case, do something minor (stealing) to scratch the itch that, if left unscratched for long enough, could result in doing something major (violence).
It feels like a reaction to societal rules that don't make sense in their experience of the world, and so maybe the itch exists because the rule(s) seem irrational and arbitrary to them.
Or maybe the lack of empathy leaves a hole to be filled with mischief.