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Brickbat: Just Don’t Look
[ad_1] Georgia state Rep. Joseph Gullett (R–Dallas) has sponsored a bill that would limit police body camera and dashcam videos from open records laws…
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Brickbat: Raising Cane
[ad_1] In Indonesia’s Aceh province, which enforces strict Islamic sharia law, a woman and her partner were each publicly caned 140 times in a…
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Brickbat: Heckler’s Veto
[ad_1] Police in London used public order laws to block a planned U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) march through Tower Hamlets because they were worried…
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Brickbat: Land Acknowledgement
[ad_1] A homeowner in British Columbia, Canada, who found what might be Indigenous human remains on their land, now faces huge legal, archaeological, and…
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Brickbat: Won’t Make the Cut
[ad_1] Under a draft Crown Prosecution Service document in England and Wales, male circumcision could be treated as a possible form of child abuse,…
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Brickbat: It’s a Gas
[ad_1] Groups including the ACLU and the Sierra Club are backing Oak Park, Illinois, as it defends in federal court its ban on natural…
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Brickbat: Foraging Foul Play
[ad_1] A police officer in Leicestershire, England, was found to have committed gross misconduct for how he handled a case involving a woman accused…
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Brickbat: Irish Eyes Are Prying
[ad_1] Ireland Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris says that when his country holds the presidency of the European Union next year, it will lead…
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Brickbat: Off the Grid
[ad_1] In 2025, the United Kingdom paid a record cost of nearly £1.5 billion ($2 billion) to keep wind farms from producing more energy…
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Brickbat: Small Town, Big Screwup
[ad_1] Marion County, Kansas, officials have agreed to pay about $3 million and issue a formal apology after law enforcement officers raided the Marion…
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Brickbat: Still Waiting
[ad_1] Many Australians are waiting years to see public medical specialists. In some cases, the wait stretches more than six years for a neurologist…
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Brickbat: Jailhouse Rot
[ad_1] The Caddo Parish, Louisiana, Sheriff’s Office fired Danny C. Taylor, a deputy who worked in the Caddo Correctional Center. Officials said Taylor told…
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Brickbat: In No Hurry
[ad_1] In Franklin Township, New Jersey, Police Sgt. Kevin Bollaro has been charged with misconduct and tampering with records for his role in the…
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Brickbat: Badge of Betrayal
[ad_1] Former Chicago police officer David Deleon was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing four victims, including two…
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Brickbat: Tough Luck, Grandma
[ad_1] Marty Quinn, alderman of Chicago’s 13th Ward, firmly opposes the construction of “granny flats”—small accessory dwelling units often built in backyards to house…
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Brickbat: The Chicago Code
[ad_1] The Chicago City Council unanimously approved a $90 million settlement to resolve 176 lawsuits brought by 180 people who were wrongfully convicted and…
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Brickbat: Head in the Sand
[ad_1] Katie Pasitney and her mother, owners of the Universal Ostrich Farm in British Columbia, were arrested for defying a Canadian Food Inspection Agency order…
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Brickbat: Who’s There?
[ad_1] Responding to a disturbance call, police officers in Grand Prairie, Texas, mistakenly arrived at the home of Thomas Simpson. They say when they…
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Brickbat: Leno’s Loss
[ad_1] A proposed California law, Senate Bill 712, would have exempted older, collector vehicles from the state’s strict smog-check requirements—if they were insured as…
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Brickbat: Crime Doesn’t Pay (Much)
[ad_1] Former, Memphis, Tennessee, police officer Arica Hutchison was sentenced to six months in prison plus two years supervised release after pleading guilty to…