People are interested in things they can't understand.
Its our nature, so to say. Specially when it's people that really don't fit the text book....
Here, the original Thread here on our humble board:
http://www.phillyblog.com/philly/cen...-theft-cc.html
If that doesn't explain why this story is hot, then nothing will...
(A later thread)
http://www.phillyblog.com/philly/gen...age-again.html