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Brickbat: At a Medium Pace

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Brickbat: There for the Taking

Police Charles Oliver | 4.15.2024 4:00 AM An officer with London's Metropolitan Police, whose name has not been...

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Brickbat: Too Sweet? Too Harsh.

Food Charles Oliver | 4.12.2024 4:00 AM In Nigeria, Chioma Okoli faces up to three years in prison and a fine of 7...

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Brickbat: Missed It by That Much

Police Charles Oliver | 4.11.2024 4:00 AM In May 2023, the St. Louis County SWAT team used a battering ram to knock...

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Brickbat: Information Is Dangerous

Police Charles Oliver | 4.10.2024 4:00 AM Police Scotland says it will no longer investigate minor crimes, but it...

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Brickbats: May 2024

Politics Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | From the May 2024 issue Michael Cassidy was charged with criminal mischief...

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Brickbat: Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Military Charles Oliver | 4.9.2024 4:00 AM As part of his retirement from the U.S. Army, Sgt. Major Eriq Brown was...

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Brickbat: Fighting Fire

Public Health Charles Oliver | 4.8.2024 4:00 AM Sherri Chance's son called 911 when he noticed flames shooting out...

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Brickbat: Paint It Black

California Charles Oliver | 4.5.2024 4:00 AM Victor Silva Sr. says he used to paint over graffiti on the fence of...

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Brickbat: Walking the Dog(s)

Pets Charles Oliver | 4.4.2024 4:00 AM In England, the Hastings Borough Council has enacted new rules banning one...

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Brickbat: Don't Forget Your Lines

Hate Speech Charles Oliver | 4.3.2024 4:00 AM Training materials for Scottish police say that actors performing a...

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Brickbat: Chop Shop

Automobiles Charles Oliver | 4.2.2024 4:00 AM In India, Ishwar Deen spent more than two months and 250,000 rupees...

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Brickbat: Lending a Helping Hand

Military Charles Oliver | 4.1.2024 4:00 AM A four-star U.S. army general has been suspended and is now under...

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Brickbat: Science Doesn't Lie, but Scientists Do

Science Charles Oliver | 3.29.2024 4:00 AM The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) says it has found that former...

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Brickbat: There's Something Fishy Going On

Free Speech Charles Oliver | 3.28.2024 4:00 AM In London, England, the Greenwich council has ordered an...

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Brickbat: Unsafe at Home

Police Abuse Charles Oliver | 3.27.2024 4:00 AM Mayor Earl Johnson of Andalusia, Alabama, has apologized to Twyla...

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Brickbat: We'll Get to You in a Moment

England Charles Oliver | 3.26.2024 4:00 AM After suffering a heart attack, Ken Jones spent 20 hours sitting in "a...

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Brickbat: When the Moon Hits Your Eye

Food Charles Oliver | 3.25.2024 4:00 AM New York City Mayor Eric Adams has approved clean air rules for coal- and...

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Brickbat: Cold Injustice

Police Abuse Charles Oliver | 3.22.2024 4:00 AM According to his death certificate, Anthony Don Mitchell died as a...

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Brickbat: Misogyny on Main

Sexism Charles Oliver | 3.21.2024 4:00 AM German police raided homes across the nation and interrogated 45 people...

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Brickbat: You Blew It

Driving Charles Oliver | 3.20.2024 4:00 AM Officials in Fowlerville, Michigan, have agreed to pay $320,000 to settle...

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Brickbat: Persistence Is Key

Crime Charles Oliver | 3.19.2024 4:00 AM Home invasions by criminals seeking to steal automobiles rose 400 percent...

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Brickbat: Pint-Sized Prison

United Kingdom Charles Oliver | 3.18.2024 4:00 AM A girl in the United Kingdom's Wetherby Young Offender Institution...

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Brickbat: Perks of the Job

California Charles Oliver | 3.15.2024 4:00 AM Former California State Controller's Office employee Miguel Espinosa...

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Brickbat: Swift Justice

Police Charles Oliver | 3.14.2024 4:00 AM King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion said she won't file felony...

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Brickbat: Pre-Crime and Punishment

Law enforcement Charles Oliver | 3.13.2024 4:00 AM Canadian Justice Minister Arif Virani, who is also the nation's...

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Brickbat: Texas Tag Trouble

Automobiles Charles Oliver | 3.12.2024 4:00 AM North Richland Hills, Texas, residents Dale and Anne Smith received...

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Brickbat: Dog Gone

Pets Charles Oliver | 3.11.2024 4:00 AM When Melissa Evans' dog Spotty got away, she feared she might never see him...

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Brickbat: Free Ride

Government abuse Charles Oliver | 3.8.2024 4:00 AM The Scottish Ambulance Service fired Christopher Gallacher, a...

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Brickbat: You Can Tell Us

Gun Owners Charles Oliver | 3.7.2024 4:00 AM California state Sen. Anthony Portantino, (D–Burbank) has introduced...

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Brickbat: Taking the Piss

dogs Charles Oliver | 3.6.2024 4:00 AM A man says he was threatened with arrest after his dog urinated on a public...

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Brickbat: Pop the Top

Alcohol Charles Oliver | 3.5.2024 4:00 AM Following public ridicule and the defection of co-sponsors, a Tennessee...

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Brickbat: Watch What You Say

Free Speech Charles Oliver | 3.4.2024 4:00 AM In Canada, Charlie Angus, a New Democratic Party member of Parliament,...

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Brickbat: Passing the Buck

New York City Charles Oliver | 3.1.2024 4:00 AM The New York City government is refusing to reimburse Adam and...

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Brickbat: This One Is Just Right

Airlines Charles Oliver | 2.29.2024 4:00 AM Italian aviation officials blocked a British Airways flight from leaving...

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Brickbat: Hard To Swallow

Plastic Pollution Charles Oliver | 2.28.2024 4:00 AM New York City Council Member James Gennaro has introduced a...

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Brickbat: Don't Go Yet

Grocery stores Charles Oliver | 2.27.2024 4:00 AM San Francisco Board of Supervisors member Dean Preston has...

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Brickbat: Viewing Party

Police Abuse Charles Oliver | 2.26.2024 4:00 AM A student police officer in England's Thames Valley police said he...

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Brickbat: You Can Never Be Too Careful

Police Charles Oliver | 2.23.2024 4:00 AM Officials in Aurora, Colorado, have agreed to pay $1.9 million to settle a...

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Brickbat: Grounded Already

Airlines Charles Oliver | 2.22.2024 4:00 AM United Airlines received its first Airbus A321neo airplanes in December,...

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Brickbat: Late or Early

Excessive Fines Charles Oliver | 2.21.2024 4:00 AM Los Angeles station NBC4 reports that the California Department...

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Brickbat: Finders, Keepers

Maine Charles Oliver | 2.20.2024 4:00 AM Gov. Janet Mills has appointed former Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice...

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Brickbat: So Tired

Automobiles Charles Oliver | 2.19.2024 4:00 AM New tires for automobiles could become more expensive and less safe...

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Brickbat: Time Gone By

Prison sentence Charles Oliver | 2.16.2024 4:00 AM Glynn Simmons spent 48 years in an Oklahoma prison for the murder...

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Brickbat: There for the Taking

Police Charles Oliver | 2.15.2024 4:00 AM Columbus, Ohio, police officers John Castillo and Joel Mefford have been...

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Brickbat: Gee Whiz

England Charles Oliver | 2.14.2024 4:00 AM In England, the Dacorum borough council has issued fines for littering to...

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Brickbats: March 2024

Politics Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | From the March 2024 issue Former federal corrections officer Andy Steven...

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Brickbat: Quick Action

Police Charles Oliver | 2.13.2024 4:00 AM Jonathan Marsh, an officer with London's Metropolitan Police, has been...

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Brickbat: Sympathy for the Devil

Politics Charles Oliver | 2.12.2024 4:00 AM The Mississippi man who destroyed a statue erected by the Satanic Temple...

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Brickbat: Power Mad

Free Speech Charles Oliver | 2.9.2024 4:00 AM A federal judge has ruled that Trumbull County, Ohio, officials...

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