I think we have all had moments where we might have gone too far legally at some point in their lives. However, the balanced ones learn from their failure to exercise self-control, but the mentally unbalanced don’t.
Social media and the ‘media’ generally, (that is films, tv, etc.) have encouraged this. Social media especially, glorifies the ‘maverick’ or rebellious to some kind of BS status in our society and a lot of maladjusted people see this as a confirmation of their views, choices and their conduct, however outrageous it may be.