Why are so many regular people waiting outside the courthouse for the Arias verdict?

[apples and oranges]

By regular I mean non-journalists. I could see waiting for a major Supreme Court judgment regarding civil rights or something really important. And why is MSNBC covering this???

[sharp_stick]

1. They're all covering this

and they have been since it started. I'm amazed at the number of people that have the time and the interest to follow this kind of thing on a constant basis.

You can bet that no matter what the verdict is there will be a million armchair experts taking to Twitter and Facebook to explain why it was the wrong verdict.

[gateley]

2. MSNBC is covering it because of ratings. They're not about to lose ratings by having people

tune in to CNN's coverage.

It's a business. We have no NEWS.

[ellisonz]

3. ssshhhh....scandal is news!

[FSogol]

4. Everyone loves the Circus!

[DesertFlower]

5. i live in phoenix and there's no way

i'd stand outside in the heat for anything.

people have come from different states to be here.

[Phentex]

6. I'm with you...

never understand the fascination, but to each his own!

[BainsBane]

7. probably the same reason we have our TVs on

voyeurism.

[HiPointDem]

8. because they want people to pay attention to the circus and eat their bread.

[dmr]

9. I don't know. But it made me laugh.

I wouldn't go out and stand in that heat and sun.

When the journalists on HLN put microphones up for people to speak - well, people say some stupid things.

I had to switch channels.