While black holes may have qualities that obey the known laws of physics, remember they are still theoretical, and we likely do not know all the laws of physics as it is (if we did, we wouldn't know it anyway). Besides, the mathematical explanations of the mere existence of black holes is not a law, so we can't honestly base a law on a theory. So in essence we're still flying blind to some degree until all factors have been revealed about them (highly unlikely for quite some time given that we still have much to learn about our own planet).
Black holes always will have mysterious qualities in just about any sense until we've had a chance to explore them further (perhaps in direct manner). We haven't even begun to scratch the surface of black hole phenomenon, if we think we have, then it's my opinion that we're fooling ourselves. If Hawking, et. al. can only surmise many features of it, then that will do for me as well since I would quickly and rightfully defer to their judgement and knowledge. I'm not a Ph.D. and so my education does not reflect the pinnacle of what is currently known about this sort of phenomenon.
There is still much debate over even whether light should be empirically regarded as a particle or a wave, so while we can speculate about how such properties would be explainable from one method to another, it will be exciting when one day we can first hand see whether the theories hold any water. At least our great great grandchildren will know better the answer to the particle/wave debate. Besides, the various theories were developed to explain what other theories were incapable of convincing otherwise. Yet no one single theory can cover all the bases and there really isn't much of an eclectic model that brings them all together (rather, I'm not a follower in that sense). For every theory and method we have their is another that can seemingly counter it effectively, i.e. the Schrodinger equation and his cat-in-box example, Fourier analysis transformations but I don't see the need for it on this mb.
Relativity is as you put it, but again, there is so much more to the theory than is being given credit. Not time travel, but time moving in reverse for the subject I believe was the model in question. I think we're starting to get into a debate via mathematical models of what can only be partially explained as theoretical application.
186,282 miles per sec. was the intention, and I'm pretty sure you knew that was what I meant. I hope you'll forgive the typo. This has been fun, but now it looks like it's boiling down into specifics. It's fun to speculate in a awed and ponderous manner, but not when we have to be careful about typos and things like that. Besides, I'd rather share info with others than compete in one-ups-manship. I'm not sure if that's what's going on or not, but in any case I'll resign the discussion and leave it to you guys.
Have fun!