Don't forget these men lived smack bang between the campuses of MIT and Harvard. Must be tough to consider yourself a loser and see these students walking around like they own the world or will (I know because I work in Kendall Square). Although these men made their own choices and should be responsible for them I can't help but agree that there was probably several opportunities to turn these guys around at some point. You can't drive out hate with intolerance - only compassion and love can do that. Boston is a very tolerant city but also very cliquey - if you don't fit in or find a community it can be very lonely.