Brickbats Archives - Page 8 of 125

A scientist's gloved hands place a swab into a test tube, as for DNA sample collection. | Shawn Hempel | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Permanent Record

Charles Oliver | 3.18.2025 4:00 AM

A restaurant patron fills in the tip portion of their bill. | Rtdeleon04 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: To Insure Prompt Service?

Charles Oliver | 3.17.2025 4:00 AM

Firefighters stand near a bulldozer as fire burns on a hillside. | Erin Donalson | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Burn, Baby, Burn

Charles Oliver | 3.14.2025 4:00 AM

A man wearing gloves and earmuffs fires a pistol at a firing range. | Svetlana Day | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Run for Your Life

Charles Oliver | 3.13.2025 4:00 AM

U.S. quarters encircling a Massachusetts state quarter. | Radomír Režný | Dreamstime.com

Local Government

Brickbat: Masshole Mayor's Money

Charles Oliver | 3.12.2025 4:00 AM

Close-up view of a bunch of bullets loose in a container. | Bricbricanderson | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Let's See Some ID

Charles Oliver | 3.11.2025 4:00 AM

A doctor in blue scrubs speaks to a patient, who is concealed behind a divider, in a doctor's office. | Aleksey Satyrenko | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: First Do No Harm

Charles Oliver | 3.10.2025 4:00 AM

A worker's hand holds a time card as they punch the clock. | Alexey Stiop | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Double Time

Charles Oliver | 3.7.2025 4:00 AM

In an extreme closeup, a stylus prepares to mark "Dislike" on a YouTube video. | Dimarik16 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Mommy and Daddy Issues

Charles Oliver | 3.6.2025 4:00 AM

Two identical semiautomatic pistols, laid across one another. | Kbiros | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Evil Twin

Charles Oliver | 3.5.2025 4:00 AM

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass | Ted Soqui/Sipa USA/Newscom

Brickbat: Government Transparency

Charles Oliver | 3.4.2025 4:00 AM

A child's hand reaching into a cookie jar and pulling out a brownie. | Irina Berenshteyn | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Start Over From Scratch

Charles Oliver | 3.3.2025 4:00 AM

A prison guard sits at a desk in a guard station, surveying camera feeds. | Rebekah Zemansky | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Ratcheting Up

Charles Oliver | 2.28.2025 4:00 AM

Three candidates for city council sit on a stage, with one speaking into a microphone. | Sheila Fitzgerald | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: The Public's Right To Know Nothing

Charles Oliver | 2.27.2025 4:00 AM

Two police officers in neon "POLICE" vests stand at a building's entrance, in front of closed doors. | Katarzyna Bialasiewicz | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: The One Time Cops Didn't Knock Down the Door

Charles Oliver | 2.26.2025 4:00 AM

A man in a suit, in the driver's seat of his car, puts his hand to his head as he sees police lights through the back window. | Andrey Popov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: A Public Concern

Charles Oliver | 2.25.2025 4:00 AM

A woman's clasped hands hold a rosary with a crucifix, signifying that she is in prayer. | Zts | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Thinking Too Loudly

Charles Oliver | 2.24.2025 4:00 AM

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

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