Washington DC Thuggery. Avoid Travel there.

"Aren’t crimes supposed to actually have a victim? And even in the case of the alleged crime of “ticket scalping” isn’t there supposed to be an actual transaction, and more importantly, a transaction at a price above face value? Should it really be a “crime” to offer to sell tickets below face value, or give them away for free? Unfortunately, Minnesota Joe was apparently arrested, handcuffed, jailed, and fined for the crime of “solicitation,” which doesn’t even require that a transaction take place, and with a “victim” who doesn’t actually exist"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/welcome-baseball-fan-go-directly-to-jail/2013/06/21/a34b67ee-d911-11e2-a9f2-42ee3912ae0e_story.html