Brickbats Archives - Page 6 of 127

Medical record | ID 174056692 © Tero Vesalainen | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Do Not Ask

Charles Oliver | 12.1.2025 4:00 AM

Special Operations Police | ID 119116674 | Arrest © Sornwut Tubtawee | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Small Town, Big Screwup

Charles Oliver | 11.28.2025 4:00 AM

DUI Breath test | ID 30814057 | Arrest © John Roman | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: What Is This Breathalyzer You Speak of?

Charles Oliver | 11.27.2025 4:00 AM

U.K. police | ID 33109748 | Arrest © Flynt | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Wrong Chat

Charles Oliver | 11.26.2025 4:00 AM

Doctor writing perscription | ID 22775215 © 18percentgrey | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Still Waiting

Charles Oliver | 11.25.2025 4:00 AM

Man tries to rob store | ID 31522223 © Jovanmandic | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: We Are Here To Help

Charles Oliver | 11.24.2025 4:00 AM

Close-up of police body camera. | ID 161877733 | Body Cam Police © Oleksandr Lutsenko | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: the Camera Never Lies

Charles Oliver | 11.21.2025 4:00 AM

Drunk Driving | ID 35502103 © John Roman | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: This Smells Bad

Charles Oliver | 11.20.2025 4:00 AM

Police officer with badge and uniform. | ID 43687305 © Susan Sheldon | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Stalker With a Badge

Charles Oliver | 11.19.2025 4:00 AM

Eastbourne, U.K.—July 11, 2022: Road resurfacing repairs in a residential area | ID 282539709 © Nigel Wiggins | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Road to Nowhere

Charles Oliver | 11.18.2025 4:00 AM

Fingerprints being taken on ink and paper | Karen Foley | Dreamstime.com

Higher Education

Brickbat: Doesn't Add Up

Charles Oliver | 11.17.2025 4:00 AM

A man breaks a cigarette in half. | Nopphon Pattanasri | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Puff? Pass.

Charles Oliver | 11.14.2025 4:00 AM

bb1 | Illustration: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: December 2025

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

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 11.13.2025 6:00 AM

Policeman teddy bear surrounded by cash and coins. | Rawf88 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Both Sides of the Coin

Charles Oliver | 11.13.2025 4:00 AM

A boxing glove with a handful of U.S. 0 bills. | Zaclurs | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Float Like a Butterfly, Steal Like a Thief

Charles Oliver | 11.12.2025 4:00 AM

A crashed sedan. | Eladora | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: No Stone Unturned

Charles Oliver | 11.11.2025 4:00 AM

A woman holds up her hand to decline a sugary beverage from a friend. | motortion | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: No Sugar Tonight

Charles Oliver | 11.10.2025 4:00 AM

A fire truck driving fast through a city at night with its lights on. | Mino Surkala | Dreamstime.com

Government employees

Brickbat: Where's the Fire?

Charles Oliver | 11.7.2025 4:00 AM

Coffee cup tipped over with coffee spilled out on a wood surface. | Pkanchana | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Down the Drain

Charles Oliver | 11.6.2025 4:00 AM

A prison guard holds a large ring of keys while walking by a darkened cell. | Fernando Gregory | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Jailhouse Rot

Charles Oliver | 11.5.2025 4:00 AM

Police lights on top of a police car. | Yuriy Rozhkov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: In No Hurry

Charles Oliver | 11.4.2025 4:00 AM

A middle-aged man in a police uniform throws a punch. | Aaron Amat | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: You've Got To Go

Charles Oliver | 11.3.2025 4:00 AM

A police officer in a neon vest acts as a crossing guard, helping school children cross the street safely. | Juliu Ragnar | Dreamstime.com

Police in Schools

Brickbat: No Bad Boys

Charles Oliver | 10.31.2025 4:00 AM

A doctor in her office speaks with a woman during a consultation. | Roman Kosolapov | Dreamstime.com

Social Security

Brickbat: Declared Dead

Charles Oliver | 10.30.2025 4:00 AM

A police officer prepares to administer a breathalyzer to a woman sitting in the driver's seat of her car. | Chernetskaya | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Walk This Way

Charles Oliver | 10.29.2025 4:00 AM

Two men in business suits shake hands, while one places cash in the other's jacket pocket. | Zestmarina | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Golden Goodbye

Charles Oliver | 10.28.2025 4:00 AM

A woman shoplifts from a grocery store, stuffing an item into her purse. | Andrey Popov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Sins of the Father

Charles Oliver | 10.27.2025 4:00 AM

Close-up of a man's hand knocking on a door. | Rangizzz | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Officer Unfriendly

Charles Oliver | 10.24.2025 4:00 AM

A young male police officer shrugs, with a confused expression on his face. | Aaron Amat | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Sorry, Not Sorry

Charles Oliver | 10.23.2025 4:00 AM

Two businessmen pass a stack of 0 bills. | James Group Studios, Inc. | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Prior Experience

Charles Oliver | 10.22.2025 4:00 AM

A collection of numbered bingo balls. | Marlene Degrood | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: B-I-N-G-O

Charles Oliver | 10.21.2025 4:00 AM

Chicago Police Department badge decal on the back of a police SUV. | Jonathan Weiss | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Badge of Betrayal

Charles Oliver | 10.20.2025 4:00 AM

A man in U.S. Army fatigues happily holds up a handful of American money. | Elswarro | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Misplaced Trust

Charles Oliver | 10.17.2025 4:00 AM

bb1 | Illustration: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: November 2025

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

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 10.16.2025 6:00 AM

A man uses a laptop. A floating WiFi symbol with a circle and a line through it signifies an inability to connect to the internet. | Parin Kiratiatthakun | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Disconnected

Charles Oliver | 10.16.2025 4:00 AM

A doctor holds a clipboard by an I.V. pole. | Kanokwan Sangmontian | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Starved in Plain Sight

Charles Oliver | 10.15.2025 4:00 AM

A police car's blue lights blaring during a chase. | Fedecandoniphoto | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Pinned Blame

Charles Oliver | 10.14.2025 4:00 AM

An older woman holds up a set of keys. | Fizkes | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Tough Luck, Grandma

Charles Oliver | 10.13.2025 4:00 AM

Lady Justice statue, holding scales, with a blindfold over her eyes. | Piatroderbrado | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Justice Delayed

Charles Oliver | 10.10.2025 4:00 AM

A yellow school bus or van. | Mariebm56 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Wrong Way

Charles Oliver | 10.9.2025 4:00 AM

Chicago Police Department vehicle, with a wooden barrier that says "Police Line - Do Not Cross" in the foreground. | Roberto Galan | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: The Chicago Code

Charles Oliver | 10.8.2025 4:00 AM

A young woman with a backpack over one shoulder holds her nose, as if she smells something bad. | Aaron Amat | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Running Afoul of the Law

Charles Oliver | 10.7.2025 4:00 AM

A policeman sits, with his hat on the desk, happily typing on a computer. | Arne9001 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Seoul Snooping

Charles Oliver | 10.6.2025 4:00 AM

Schoolchildren in a classroom talk as if working on a group project. | Monkey Business Images | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Pay for the Privilege

Charles Oliver | 10.3.2025 4:00 AM

Close-up on the face of an ostrich, in a Vancouver zoo. | Makoto Hasegawa | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Head in the Sand

Charles Oliver | 10.2.2025 4:00 AM

A man mows grass on a zero turn riding lawn mower, with his back to the camera. | Eti Swinford | Dreamstime.com

Government employees

Brickbat: Family Discount

Charles Oliver | 10.1.2025 4:00 AM

A young woman holds a U.K. flag in one hand while using the other to cover her mouth. | Aaron Amat | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Petty Tyrants

Charles Oliver | 9.30.2025 4:00 AM

A doctor wearing scrubs and medical gloves holds up a pair of handcuffs. | Andrey Zhuravlev | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Prison Medicine

Charles Oliver | 9.29.2025 4:00 AM

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