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An Italian police officer guarding a jail cell sits in a chair looking at his smartphone. | Angelo Cordeschi | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: For Your Eyes Only

Charles Oliver | 2.21.2025 4:00 AM

A man opens a small white envelope. | Yuri Arcurs | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: As Good as Cash

Charles Oliver | 2.20.2025 4:00 AM

Medical staff in surgical scrubs put on face masks. | Niccolo Pontigia | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: First, Do No Harm

Charles Oliver | 2.19.2025 4:00 AM

Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran singing and playing guitar. | Yakub88 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Bad Habits

Charles Oliver | 2.18.2025 4:00 AM

A row of post office boxes, where one has been forced open. | Karin Hildebrand Lau | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Checks in the Mail

Charles Oliver | 2.17.2025 4:00 AM

A Greater Manchester Police badge decal in the window of a police vehicle. | Garyjayuk8 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Predatory Police

Charles Oliver | 2.14.2025 4:00 AM

bb1 | Illustration: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: March 2025

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

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 2.13.2025 5:00 AM

A prison inmate in an orange jumpsuit sits on a bench with hands clasped. | Frank Gaertner | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Stay Put

Charles Oliver | 2.13.2025 4:00 AM

A man, shot from over the shoulder, holds an eviction notice. | Pressmaster | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: None of Your Business

Charles Oliver | 2.12.2025 4:00 AM

A digital key amid a visual representation of data encryption. | Awargula | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Keys to the Kingdom

Charles Oliver | 2.11.2025 4:00 AM

A plumber's hand examines a crack in the lid of a toilet tank. | Krivosheina Elena | Dreamstime.com

Local Government

Brickbat: Crappy Conditions

Charles Oliver | 2.10.2025 4:00 AM

Dark building with an orange door, with a sign over it that says BAR. | David Tonelson | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: License Lag

Charles Oliver | 2.7.2025 4:00 AM

A child in a heavy red coat and hat scrapes snow and ice off a car. | Famveldman | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Father of the Year?

Charles Oliver | 2.6.2025 4:00 AM

An empty egg shell, cracked in two, on a bed of hay. | Frenta | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Start From the Beginning

Charles Oliver | 2.5.2025 4:00 AM

Circular skid marks in a parking lot that indicate someone was doing donuts. | Rtdeleon04 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Donut Disrespect the Police

Charles Oliver | 2.4.2025 4:00 AM

A "porch pirate," a man in a hoodie stealing a package off a front porch, as seen through a video doorbell. | RightFramePhotoVideo | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Take a Picture, but Don't Keep It

Charles Oliver | 2.3.2025 4:00 AM

A white man in a police officer's uniform, holding a handgun, peers over a white barrier, against a white backdrop. | Seanlockephotography | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Ask Questions Later

Charles Oliver | 1.31.2025 4:00 AM

A branch of the U.K. Post Office | Yujie Chen | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Coding Error

Charles Oliver | 1.30.2025 4:00 AM

A woman holds a credit card while using her laptop; the screen depicts the Eiffel Tower, under the banner "My Travel & Booking Agency," and a listing for "Weekend in Paris." | <a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/woman-online-travel-site-laptop-holding-blue-credit-card-seen-above-young-opened-booking-agency-modern-home-image148986379">148986379</a> @ <a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/citalliance_info">Citalliance</a> | <a href="https://www.dreamstime.com/">Dreamstime.com</a>

Brickbat: Have Credit Card, Will Travel

Charles Oliver | 1.29.2025 4:00 AM

A police officer searches a man during a traffic stop, feeling the inside of his leg. | Brian T. Young | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Keep Your Hands to Yourself

Charles Oliver | 1.28.2025 4:00 AM

Male prison guard stands with arms folded in front of the bars of a jail cell. | motortion | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Fox in the Henhouse

Charles Oliver | 1.27.2025 4:00 AM

A handsome businessman puts a wad of cash into his suit jacket pocket. | Yuri Arcurs | Dreamstime.com

Local Government

Brickbat: Sticky Fingers

Charles Oliver | 1.24.2025 4:00 AM

A man behind the wheel of a car blows into a breathalyzer. | Daniel Chetroni | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Sobering Allegations

Charles Oliver | 1.23.2025 4:00 AM

Brickbat: Back of the Queue

Charles Oliver | 1.22.2025 4:00 AM

A POV shot of the driver of a sedan, on a rural road in a wooded area, with one hand on the steering wheel. | Luckynick | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Keep Both Hands on the Wheel

Charles Oliver | 1.21.2025 4:00 AM

Several police officers standing in a line, with riot helmets. | Madisonmuskopf | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Strong Arm of the Law

Charles Oliver | 1.20.2025 4:00 AM

A man uses a weed eater to edge a lawn. | Darrin Aldridge | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Lawn Enforcement

Charles Oliver | 1.17.2025 4:00 AM

A baggy of white crystals representing the drug known as "bath salts." | Helinloik | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Inside Man

Charles Oliver | 1.16.2025 4:00 AM

A worker's hand punches out on a time clock using a card. | Glen Jones | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Quittin' Time

Charles Oliver | 1.15.2025 4:00 AM

Halloween decorations, inflatable jack-o-lanterns in a residential yard. | Arinahabich08 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: A Nightmare Before Christmas (and After Halloween)

Charles Oliver | 1.14.2025 4:00 AM

A woman in a reflective neon vest drives a school bus. | Prostockstudio | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Driven To Drink

Charles Oliver | 1.13.2025 4:00 AM

An old rusty gate in a prison. In the center of the gate, the bars form into a cross, suggesting an infirmary. | Ruben Martinez Barricarte | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Multiple Failures

Charles Oliver | 1.10.2025 4:00 AM

Two young men play volleyball up close to the net, each trying to hit the ball. | Sebastian Czapnik | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Spiked

Charles Oliver | 1.9.2025 4:00 AM

A happy child pokes their head through a high window in Kabul, Afghanistan. | Tim Gurney | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Window Pain

Charles Oliver | 1.8.2025 4:00 AM

A roofer works on a chimney. | Wisconsinart | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Wrong To Repair

Charles Oliver | 1.7.2025 4:00 AM

A prison cell in an old jail, with stone walls. | Bigapplestock | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Overcorrection

Charles Oliver | 1.6.2025 4:00 AM

bb4 | Illustration: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: February 2025

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

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 1.5.2025 6:30 AM

Police cruiser in a traffic stop. | Welcomia | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Getting Hands-On

Charles Oliver | 1.3.2025 4:00 AM

A pile of white plastic cutlery—forks, knives, spoons—on a red and white picnic table. | Bert Folsom | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Single-Use Stipulation

Charles Oliver | 1.2.2025 4:00 AM

A semiautomatic pistol on its side, with a Taser on top. | Bill H | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Double Down

Charles Oliver | 1.1.2025 4:00 AM

Storm door with an eviction notice attached to the front. | Chaiyan Anuwatmongkonchai | Dreamstime.com

Property Rights

Brickbat: Giving Spirit

Charles Oliver | 12.31.2024 4:00 AM

The back of the sign at the entrance to Las Vegas, Nevada, reading "Drive Carefully, Come Back Soon" | Tero Vesalainen | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Left Las Vegas

Charles Oliver | 12.30.2024 4:00 AM

The Statue of Liberty as seen in the distance through a chain link fence. | Willeye | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Empire State of Mind

Charles Oliver | 12.27.2024 4:00 AM

A young bearded man in a suit sits in the driver's seat of a car. He is raising his middle finger at someone not pictured, with a snide look on his face. | Sidelnikov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: For the Birds

Charles Oliver | 12.26.2024 4:00 AM

A wood-paneled garden shed in a backyard. | Adam Nowak | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Blowin' in the Wind

Charles Oliver | 12.25.2024 4:00 AM

A man plays video games on his PC while livestreaming, wearing a headset microphone. | Dragoscondrea | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Dislike and Unsubscribe

Charles Oliver | 12.24.2024 4:00 AM

A hand presses the addition (+) button on a desk calculator. | Weerapat Wattanapichayakul | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Going Up…and Up

Charles Oliver | 12.23.2024 4:00 AM

A teacher in a classroom holds his hands up in a karate stance. In the background, math problems are written on a chalkboard. | Alberto Jorrin Rodriguez | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Yo Momma

Charles Oliver | 12.20.2024 4:00 AM

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