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Brickbats: June 2023

News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 5.22.2023 6:00 AM

A loaded .357 Magnum revolver sitting on a table with the cylinder partly out. | Juan Llauro | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: So That's Where It Was

Charles Oliver | 5.22.2023 4:00 AM

Police cars and school buses | Dtfoxfoto | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Look Both Ways

Charles Oliver | 5.19.2023 4:00 AM

A hacker on a laptop against a backdrop of credit cards. | Ravil Sayfullin | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: He Won't Be Using Them

Charles Oliver | 5.18.2023 4:00 AM

A U.S. Naval ship in port. | Photo 84986290 © | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Setbacks at Sea

Charles Oliver | 5.17.2023 4:00 AM

New York Police Department police cruiser parked in a loading zone. | Nyker1 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Park It

Charles Oliver | 5.16.2023 4:00 AM

Police officers on foot patrol. | Thomas Carter | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Good Enough for Government Work

Charles Oliver | 5.15.2023 4:00 AM

A faceless police officer uses a smartphone. | Seanlockephotography | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Bad Cop

Charles Oliver | 5.12.2023 4:00 AM

An unconscious man receives CPR from an unseen person. | Zegers06 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: No Good Deed

Charles Oliver | 5.11.2023 4:00 AM

A pile of manure on a farm. | Leon Viti | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: What a Load of Manure

Charles Oliver | 5.10.2023 4:00 AM

A lit candle used in a Catholic mass. | Jekaterina Voronina | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Like a Candle in the Wind

Charles Oliver | 5.9.2023 4:00 AM

A man in a green work uniform uses a leaf blower along a paved stone walkway. | Bambulla | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: This Blows

Charles Oliver | 5.8.2023 4:00 AM

Cars on an interstate highway, with green signs in the distance. | Barry Blackburn | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Highway Robbery

Charles Oliver | 5.5.2023 4:00 AM

Police cars lined up in front of a mall. | Jillian Cain | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Sign Here

Charles Oliver | 5.4.2023 4:00 AM

A yellow school bus sits in traffic. | Oliver Foerstner | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Stop Short

Charles Oliver | 5.3.2023 4:00 AM

An officer with a neon PARKING ENFORCEMENT vest stands with back to camera, surveying a busy sidewalk scene. | Georgesheldon | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Parking Purists

Charles Oliver | 5.2.2023 4:00 AM

A thief in a ski mask looks around before stealing something out of the back of a car's open hatchback. | Robert Kneschke | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: It's Just Too Easy

Charles Oliver | 5.1.2023 4:00 AM

bb1 | Illustration: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: May 2023

News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world.

Peter Bagge and Charles Oliver | 4.30.2023 6:00 AM

A scared young girl peeks through her fingers at her cell phone screen. | Ilia Burdun | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Not Very Social

Charles Oliver | 4.28.2023 4:00 AM

Wood-handled knife with a wooden scabbard, with an ornate pattern imprinted into the blade. | Nejron | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Knives Out

Charles Oliver | 4.27.2023 4:00 AM

A scattered pile of U.K. pound sterling bank notes. | Webumzzz | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Double Dipping

Charles Oliver | 4.26.2023 4:00 AM

A cat sits on the sill of an Italian window. | Christa Eder | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Here Kitty Kitty

Charles Oliver | 4.25.2023 4:00 AM

A man is prone on the ground as a police officer handcuffs him behind his back. | Yuri Arcurs | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Pounding the Pavement

Charles Oliver | 4.24.2023 4:00 AM

A police officer points a gun and a flashlight directly at the camera. | Corepics Vof | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Undue Influence

Charles Oliver | 4.21.2023 4:00 AM

Students in P.E. clothes play dodgeball. | Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Dodge This!

Charles Oliver | 4.20.2023 4:00 AM

A statue of a Playmobil police figure on a Spanish street. | Nemesio JimÃ©nez JimÃ©nez | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Good Golly!

Charles Oliver | 4.19.2023 4:00 AM

A woman stands by her dented car on the phone. | Printezis | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Reckless Parking

Charles Oliver | 4.18.2023 4:00 AM

A man prepares to shift his car into gear as an empty wine bottle rests on the passenger seat. | Tero Vesalainen | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Defensive Driving

Charles Oliver | 4.17.2023 4:00 AM

A man in a white shirt checks CCTV security footage on his computer while a facial recognition program runs. | Andrey Popov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Close Enough

Charles Oliver | 4.14.2023 4:00 AM

A young boy sits against a brick wall with his arms folded on his knees and his head pressed into his arms, as if he's upset. | Rido | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Schoolyard Brawl

Charles Oliver | 4.13.2023 4:00 AM

A blue truck at the site of a construction site, with the back full of debris. | Photovs | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Dreams Demolished

Charles Oliver | 4.12.2023 4:00 AM

The entrance to a hotel room, with a keytag reading "206" hanging on the doorknob in the foreground and the room itself blurry in the background. | Dragonimages | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Sorry, Wrong Room

Charles Oliver | 4.11.2023 4:00 AM

A little girl smiles and gives a thumbs-up as dental professionals set her up on nitrous oxide anesthesia. | Alla Kostomarova | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: No Laughing Matter

Charles Oliver | 4.10.2023 4:00 AM

Officers hold police dogs at the ready on a tight leash. | Zz3701 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Keep Looking

Charles Oliver | 4.7.2023 4:00 AM

A blonde woman in a beret and a black-and-white striped shirt with a red kerchief, screaming. | Aaron Amat | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Mon Dieu!

Charles Oliver | 4.6.2023 4:00 AM

An unseen doctor grips the handles of a wheelchair in which an elderly woman sits looking out a window. | Satjawat Boontanataweepol | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: She's In Good Hands

Charles Oliver | 4.5.2023 4:00 AM

Six recycling bins, three blue and three green, lined up in a row against a brick wall | Rosamund Parkinson | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Which One Goes Where?

Charles Oliver | 4.4.2023 4:00 AM

Bookshelves in a British library/reading room. | Zdenek Buk | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: It's Not Up For Debate

Charles Oliver | 4.3.2023 4:00 AM

A storefront with the blinds closed, with "SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION" stenciled onto the glass in white letters. | Calvin L. Leake | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Dead Again

Charles Oliver | 3.31.2023 4:00 AM

A blonde woman is accosted on the street by an unseen man. | Tatsiana Yatsevich | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Prudish Policing

Charles Oliver | 3.30.2023 4:00 AM

A U.S. Air Force F-16 jet flying as part of a Thunderbirds show. | Danny Raustadt | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Choosing Sides

Charles Oliver | 3.29.2023 4:00 AM

A close-up shot of the flames from a gas stove. | Diana Vyshniakova | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: This Burns Me Up

Charles Oliver | 3.28.2023 4:00 AM

A stone statue of a young person listening to music, placed on a wooden bench against a stone wall. | Cinar Yilancioglu | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Move It Along

Charles Oliver | 3.27.2023 4:00 AM

Overhead shot of a car being loaded onto a tow truck. | Joyfull | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Don't Forget To Look Inside

Charles Oliver | 3.24.2023 4:00 AM

A crowd of shoppers walk on a busy London street, with no cars in sight. | William Barton | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Walk This Way, Don't Drive

Charles Oliver | 3.23.2023 4:00 AM

A Portland, Oregon, police officer on a bicycle in the midst of a public event. | Alexander Oganezov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: The Roads Are Dangerous Here After Dark

Charles Oliver | 3.22.2023 4:00 AM

A corner grocery store in New York City's Chinatown neighborhood, with a bright red awning. | John Penney | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Overhang Oversight

Charles Oliver | 3.21.2023 4:00 AM

The sign at the entrance to the San Diego Zoo. | James Kirkikis | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: This Will Keep the Riffraff Out

Charles Oliver | 3.20.2023 4:00 AM

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