Well...if he was in jail, she couldn't have dated him, and he wouldn't have had the freedom to kill her.  We have prisons for a reason, to put bad guys and gals away, away from the good folks.  If this out of control d-bag was in prison where he belonged Bree would still be around.  But...the law is already there, he should have been in jail...blame the judge who let him off for the felony.