For the purposes of this debate Santa Claus (also known as Father Christmas or Saint Nicholas) is a mythical creature who lives on the North Pole and delivers gifts (or coal) to the world's children every Christmas Eve, based on his assessment of their deeds and morality throughout the year. Santa's manufacturing facilities are operated by elves, who spend all year making various toys and gifts, maintaining Santa's sleigh and tending to his reindeer in order for Santa to complete his yearly trip. The elves are magically bound by Santa to be unable to leave the Village on the North Pole, lest they risk revealing the existence of Santa and the Village.

Antisocial personality disorder, sometimes called sociopathy, is a mental health condition in which a person consistently shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others.