Brickbat: Sign on the Dotted Line
Jeremy Haney, a former police officer in Appleton, Wisconsin, has pleaded no contest to felony misconduct in public office for falsifying information in a report.… Read More »Brickbat: Sign on the Dotted Line
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Brickbat: Never Low Prices
The French government has banned supermarkets from offering discounts of more than 34 percent on shampoo, toilet paper, toothpaste, and other personal items. The law… Read More »Brickbat: Never Low Prices
Brickbat: Say Your Prayers
Following numerous complaints about lengthy response times, Meigs County, Tennessee, commissioners are looking at ways to improve their emergency medical service. But EMS Director Tony… Read More »Brickbat: Say Your Prayers
Brickbat: Backseat Driver
Starting July 6, all new vehicles sold in the European Union and Northern Ireland will come with mandatory intelligent speed assistance, which will cause the… Read More »Brickbat: Backseat Driver
Brickbat: Low Taxes for Me, Not for Thee
Justin Champlin, the former chief deputy tax assessor in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, has been arrested on two counts each of injuring public records and computer… Read More »Brickbat: Low Taxes for Me, Not for Thee
Brickbat: This Blows
Hawaii News Now (HNN), a news service operated by a consortium of TV stations, reports that in 2022 and 2023, Oahu police arrested almost 300… Read More »Brickbat: This Blows
Brickbat: We All Scream
In Italy, the Milan city council is considering a law that would ban the sale of ice cream, pizza, and other takeout food and drinks… Read More »Brickbat: We All Scream
Brickbat: It’s Not Easy Being Cheesy
A leading environmentalist says one of the goals of New York’s proposed Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act is to end individually wrapped single slices… Read More »Brickbat: It’s Not Easy Being Cheesy
Brickbat: Sit and Stay Awhile
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed a law limiting landlords’ ability to evict tenants. Under the law, landlords can evict a tenant only for not… Read More »Brickbat: Sit and Stay Awhile
Brickbat: The First Rule of Fight Club
The Los Angeles County Probation Department has placed 12 officers on administrative leave pending an investigation of violence at the Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. Video… Read More »Brickbat: The First Rule of Fight Club