The Herald reported today that the Red Sox are actually looking into considering planning ways to think about reducing scalping. One line in the article cracked me up:

Boston police brass claim the decline in scalping arrests is due to a recent federal court injunction barring the Boston police from arresting nonprofessional scalpers reselling tickets at or below their face value.

I'm no criminologist, but I think I've got a pretty good radar for telling who are the "nonprofessional scalpers reselling tickets at or below their face value" and who aren't. Here's a hint. If he's at the steps of the T stop yelling, he's a pro. If he's looking to both buy and sell tickets, he's a pro. If he wanders around talking to other scalpers, he's a pro. If he's a little shy and hanging in the background, he's probably not a pro. If I can tell this, just from walking into Fenway and the Fleet Center a few times a year, it should be a cinch for professional lawmen.

It will be interesting to see if anything comes of this.