Editor,
I question the use of the word "banal" to characterize the actions of Josh Powell. The word should not be attached to his decisions any more than to those of Mr. Matthew D. Stewart's.
In the recent editorial on the deaths of Charlie and Braeden, you described the incident as banal. If by "banal" you meant to send a message that Powell's actions should not be looked upon as a singular criminal act and that domestic violence is commonplace in our society, I agree that the word "commonplace" and "banal" are synonyms.
