As for the family members of victims, slap-on-the-wrist sentences compound the grief process.

We are trying to let the victims know they are not forgotten and there are services in the community to help them deal with what they are going through.

Lives are changed so dramatically and so swiftly by violent death. It's a slow process to rebuild, and it's better when families feel that justice is done.

Grief is a curious thing, when it happens unexpectedly. It is a Band-aid being ripped away, taking the top layer off a family. And the underbelly of a household is never pretty, ours no exception.

Even good things can hurt you if you do them to the point of neglecting family, friends, or other interests.

In this world, whose family is there without blemish? Who is free from sickness and grief? Who is forever happy?