Moore was the undeclared leader of the Black Roses Crew, a group that operated in the South St Andrew community of Arnett Gardens, a stronghold of the ruling People's National Party. He appeared to many to have had access to resources beyond the capacity of his legitimate business activities and wielded substantial influence in Arnett Gardens and nearby communities. Davies had attended and spoken at the earlier funeral of Bonner, but was joined by several PNP bigwigs, including senior Cabinet ministers, Peter Phillips and Karl Blythe, both vice presidents of the party, and the chairman of the party's powerful Region 3, Paul Burke. The discussion has also focused on the transformation of the community leaders and enforcers from being underlings of politicians to powerbrokers in their own right, often with wealth developed from the drug trade. Davies, in his articles, does not substantially address the issue of wealth accumulation of the community leaders and their often suspected links with the drug trade, but says that in the case of Moore and Bonner, they embraced his vision of communities free of violence and joined him in efforts to mediate disputes in South St Andrew.
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