They're also probably more than a little worried that a headline like "TechCrunch files charges against hacker" might alienate some of their audience, many of w

They're also probably more than a little worried that a headline like "TechCrunch files charges against hacker" might alienate some of their audience, many of which are 'hackers', albeit in a very different sense. I think it's smart of them to ask their readers what they should do.