Balsamo: Baltimore: a city ruined by guns

I once asked a friend to describe Boston, never having been there myself. His reply inspired envy, not so much of Boston, but of the word he used to describe Baltimore in comparison. His word choice was so brilliant that I wished I had thought of it. “Boston,” he said, “is like Baltimore before it got ruined.” I thought of this after reading about the 16-year-old who just turned himself in for the murder of 52-year-old Cheryl McCormack on White Avenue in January.