Thanks to all for supporting my column, it's hard to believe 14 months have gone by so quickly. Rarely in life have I had a job that seemed so effortless. This was not the case this past column as I found myself distracted by our community’s reaction to the murder of Lucinda Knoll.

I had intended to write this column to be printed this past Thursday, but when I explained the premise of the column, many believed it wouldn't be used. With a basis of private justice, controversial would likely be an understatement in describing my thoughts.

The common opinion seen online is that our community fears the murderer could use tricks of law to sidestep the punishment he deserves. Unfortunately, even if a judge or jury would wish to deal out the harshest of punishment, they are bound by the law that exists at that time. It's no secret that the law fails to properly punish criminals on a regular basis.