Or, it could be that Mr. Karpeles hasn't been harmed for a common sense reason; right now, he's the only one who seems to know what's going on inside of Mt.Gox,

Or, it could be that Mr. Karpeles hasn't been harmed for a common sense reason; right now, he's the only one who seems to know what's going on inside of Mt.Gox, and what the actual status of the missing BTC is. If he comes out and announces that all of the customers' coins are irretrievably gone, then all bets are off. (No, I don't want to see harm come to him, and I don't mean that comment above as a threat. What I do know is that there's a very strong chance that at last some of the BTC he lost/stole/squandered/etc. was owned by people who don't settle things with a lawsuit and a lawyer. Maybe it is unlikely, but it's something that I would be concerned of, if I was in his shoes right now)