Convicted killer charged with Woolson Street massacre

Thank you, Kaz, for pointing that out. No, the system is not geared toward rehabilitation. Now, I will tell you folks a little story. I am a caucasian, middle-aged woman who lives on the Roxbury/Dorchester line. One day, around the beginning of September, I met a guy while walking down the street. He was attractive, friendly, and seemed an interesting person. I had a very enjoyable conversation with him, and we exchanged numbers. We met up a number of times, in a platonic context, in public places-this was not a quick hook-up. Eventually, we began dating. Although it was clear to me that he had had kind of a rough life, it seemed to me that this man was really striving to move forward in his life in a legit manner, and realy just was trying to establish some stability and tranquility. He was honest about having been incarcerated, and appeared to have spent his time inside in a great deal of reflection on what had brought him there. He was charming and intelligent, seemed to possess a a lot of insight and perspective. He also seemed to be a caring and respectful person. I last saw him some time around the end of the first week of November. He told me that he was broke, and that his phone would probably be disconnected, but that he would contact me from another phone. He has not contacted me again. This man, although he introduced himself to me by a completely different name, was (is) Dwayne Moore.

Did this guy really commit this horrible crime? I would certainly like to think not.But the bigger picture here, that Kaz pointed out, but that few people seem to comprehend here is: do people really just wake up one day and say to themselves, "I think today, I'll be an evil motherf@!ker and go rob and kill some people, including a toddler." ? Obviously, the situation that unfolded, and Dwayne Moore are much more complex than that. What had Dwayne's life been like before the altercation with Keema Braxton? What were the ensuing years that he spent incarcerated like, in terms of their effect on this person's psychological and emotional health, especially if little or no real rehabilitation was offered to him? He was still a teen at that time. What is the responsibility of the system to give such individuals ample opportunities to rebuild their lives, so that one day, they might be able to be productive members of society? I do not in any way condone the actions of the alleged perpetrators. But I believe that people who have suffered unspeakable abuse, who have struggled with abject poverty through their youth and beyond, who have no love or hope in their lives, and no access to resources that many take for granted, are desperate, have nothing to lose, and therefore will do anything to just have a shot having those things. The last time I spoke with Dwayne Moore, he just wanted a place to live with heat(he was living some place that didn't have it), and the possibilty of some kind of reliable employment. Things that every person should be able to have.

"Treat a man as he ought to be, and help him become what he could be." -Goethe