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Kids line up at an ice cream truck in Manhattan. | Zhukovsky | Dreamstime.com

Government mandates

Brickbat: I Scream, You Scream

Charles Oliver | 8.16.2023 4:00 AM

A backhoe finishes demolishing a house. | Evaulphoto | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: You Pay for Our Mistake

Charles Oliver | 8.15.2023 4:00 AM

A South African Police Service (SAPS) vehicle in traffic. | Mariagroth | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Outta My Way

Charles Oliver | 8.14.2023 4:00 AM

Police with flashing lights seen through a rearview mirror. | Vchalup | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Everybody Makes Mistakes

Charles Oliver | 8.11.2023 4:00 AM

Books burning. | CristinaConti | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Controlled Burn

Charles Oliver | 8.10.2023 4:00 AM

Andrew Malkinson after his release from prison after wrongful convction. | Vuk Valcic/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom

Criminal Justice

Brickbat: Adding Insult to Injury

Charles Oliver | 8.9.2023 4:00 AM

Blue police lights at a vehicular accident. | Juris Teivans | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Reckless Driving

Charles Oliver | 8.8.2023 4:00 AM

A clearcut portion of a forest. | Kawee Wateesatogkij | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: It's Not Easy Being Green

Charles Oliver | 8.7.2023 4:00 AM

A suspicious man with binoculars, peering out his window. | Tero Vesalainen | Dreamstime.com

Domestic spying

Brickbat: Secret Snooping

Charles Oliver | 8.4.2023 4:00 AM

A pair of handcuffs against the backdrop of the Egyptian flag. | Dmitrii Melnikov | Dreamstime.com

Religion and the Law

Brickbat: Religious Unfreedom

Charles Oliver | 8.3.2023 4:00 AM

Police dog with unseen handler. | Chinook203 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Taking a Bite Out of Crime

Charles Oliver | 8.2.2023 4:00 AM

Apartment complex. | Alita Xander | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Three's Company

Charles Oliver | 8.1.2023 4:00 AM

Racially diverse trio of elementary school children. | Yobro10 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Separate and Unequal

Charles Oliver | 7.31.2023 4:00 AM

dreamstime_xxl_138232874 | Fizkes | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: I'm Keeping a List

Charles Oliver | 7.28.2023 4:00 AM

Police officer handcuffing a suspect who is facedown on the ground. | Yuri Arcurs | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Getting Slammed

Charles Oliver | 7.27.2023 4:00 AM

A table of seized guns and drugs. | Couperfield | Dreamstime.com

Chicago Police Department

Brickbat: Keeping Them Off the Street

Charles Oliver | 7.26.2023 4:00 AM

A businessman sits in the front seat of a luxury car in the showroom, holding the key and giving a thumbs-up. | Rosshelen | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Baby, You Can Drive My Car

Charles Oliver | 7.25.2023 4:00 AM

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers. | Aaron Lemay | Dreamstime.com

Government Spending

Brickbat: Funded Forever

Charles Oliver | 7.24.2023 4:00 AM

Close-up of the insignia on a bobby's hat in England. | Lorna Jane | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: A Thumb on the Scale

Charles Oliver | 7.21.2023 4:00 AM

A Labrador retriever with its face in the grass. | Zhouzheng | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Barking Orders

Charles Oliver | 7.20.2023 4:00 AM

Female mime pretending to zip her mouth shut. | Viktor Koldunov | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Keeping an Eye On You

Charles Oliver | 7.19.2023 4:00 AM

Police officers in the background with a security camera in the foreground. | 3d © Pixinoo | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Too Rough

Charles Oliver | 7.18.2023 4:00 AM

Child in the backseat with his face in a barf bag. | Djedzura | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: I'm Gonna Be Sick

Charles Oliver | 7.17.2023 4:00 AM

Cruise ship passengers disembark at a port of call. | Ruth Peterkin | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Should've Stayed On the Boat

Charles Oliver | 7.14.2023 4:00 AM

Food delivery cyclist in New York City. | Sandra Foyt | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: The Rising Cost of Getting By

Charles Oliver | 7.13.2023 4:00 AM

Eiffel Tower amid a cityscape with a network grid overlay | Prasit Rodphan | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: What You Don't Know…

Charles Oliver | 7.12.2023 4:00 AM

An eviction notice and a toy wooden house. | Avictorero | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Paying for the Privilege

Charles Oliver | 7.11.2023 4:00 AM

A Taser and a Glock 9mm placed side-by-side. | Bill H | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: That's All You Need To Know

Charles Oliver | 7.10.2023 4:00 AM

A smartphone on the Facebook login screen, against a world map of Australia in the background. | Serazahmed99 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Spot the Disinformation

Charles Oliver | 7.7.2023 4:00 AM

A woman on a cell phone in Paris, with the Eiffel Tower in the background. | Ariwasabi | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: I Spy

Charles Oliver | 7.6.2023 4:00 AM

Plastic cutlery on a wooden table. | David Cabrera Navarro | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: I Didn't Ask for This

Charles Oliver | 7.5.2023 4:00 AM

Two rocks glasses with ice in the foreground, two bottles of Johnnie Walker in the background. | Artem Kivshar | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: One for My Trouble

Charles Oliver | 7.4.2023 4:00 AM

Jail door with a key sticking out of the lock. | Albund | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Inmate Injury

Charles Oliver | 7.3.2023 4:00 AM

An exasperated man with tape over his mouth against a black background. | Nomadsoul1 | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: We Can't Handle the Truth

Charles Oliver | 6.30.2023 4:00 AM

Smiling blonde women gives a thumbs up and holds a handful of Norwegian kroner, fanned out. | Aaron Amat | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: …Hear Me Roar

Charles Oliver | 6.29.2023 4:00 AM

A close-up of a Nebraska highway sign. | Karenr | Dreamstime.com

Civil Asset Forfeiture

Brickbat: Cornhusker Highway Robbery

Charles Oliver | 6.28.2023 4:00 AM

A close-up of a doctor with a stethoscope against a backdrop of the New Zealand flag. | Millafedotova | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Medically Questionable

Charles Oliver | 6.27.2023 4:00 AM

bb3 | Illustrations: Peter Bagge

Brickbats: July 2023

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

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | 6.26.2023 5:00 AM

A row of police cruisers. | Mircea Nicolescu | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Late for Work

Charles Oliver | 6.26.2023 4:00 AM

A woman wakes up in a hotel room and stretches. | Noipornpan | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Guests from Hell

Charles Oliver | 6.23.2023 4:00 AM

The back of a U.K. police officer's uniform. | Martin Brayley | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Oh, You Meant Those Too?

Charles Oliver | 6.22.2023 4:00 AM

A man holds an electric vehicle charging cable in one hand and a fanned-out stack of cash in the other. | Ljupco | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Missing a Spark

Charles Oliver | 6.21.2023 4:00 AM

A police officer's gloved hands place a wallet into an evidence bag. | Felipe Caparros Cruz | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: You Won't Be Needing That

Charles Oliver | 6.20.2023 4:00 AM

Two hunters, seen from behind, walk through the woods in orange and camo. | Parfansedgars | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: On the Hunt

Charles Oliver | 6.16.2023 4:00 AM

Recyclable packing materials. | Shawn Hempel | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: It's All About the Green

Charles Oliver | 6.14.2023 4:00 AM

An older woman knocks on a residential door. | Oscar C. Williams | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: I Need a Little Favor

Charles Oliver | 6.13.2023 4:00 AM

An elderly woman with her chin on her hands, against a white backdrop. | Vladimir Voronin | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Watch Your Attitude, Granny

Charles Oliver | 6.12.2023 4:00 AM

Man in motorcycle gear on fire | Greg Davis | Dreamstime.com

Brickbat: Great Balls of Fire

Charles Oliver | 6.9.2023 4:00 AM

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