I've often thought that America's fascination with bank robbers has far less to do with the physical act of robbing a financial institution and more to do with the masculine fantasy of the open road and of an escape from familial and other responsibilities, not to mention the attraction of adrenalized adventure, casual violence and women of loose morals. These are the hallmarks of all our most infamous bank robbers and their stories.

Think about it. Far more banks are robbed...