If they aren't reporting all the illegal filesharing going on on their site (Such as in your analogy of reporting where the money is), then they are aiding them. You aren't allowed to aid bank robbers in their acts.

Don't forget that thepiratebay is tied to the pirate party, so it is in their interest to generate as much publicity for them as possible by "recruiting as many young people as possible to their team" with these stunts such as "biased judge", and "human rights violations", and all of the other things that their propaganda machine produces.

I thought it was a good idea to have a judge that is knowledgeable on copyright laws, so that he really understands the trial.