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Former New Haven, Connecticut, Police Chief Karl Jacobson is facing criminal charges for allegedly embezzling $85,500 from city funds, nearly… The post Brickbat: Cop and Robber appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Cold and Callous

Alecia Lindsay froze to death in Anchorage, Alaska, after a 911 dispatcher failed to send help for over an hour.… The post Brickbat: Cold and Callous appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Never Tweet

In England, the Teaching Regulation Agency banned Samuel Everett from teaching for life after he posted his opinions about immigration… The post Brickbat: Never Tweet appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: It's Not Adding Up

Following a 152-percent spike in hate crimes, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) changed its system for reporting them.… The post Brickbat: It's Not Adding Up appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Blocked and Reported

Australia's medical regulators ordered psychiatrist Andrew Amos not to post about gender medicine or transgender people on social media. Amos… The post Brickbat: Blocked and Reported appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: You Don't Have To Go Home, but You Can't Stay Here

In England, the Ashford borough council ordered pub owner Paul Hartfield to stop offering customers rides home. Hartfield had been using… The post Brickbat: You Don't Have To Go Home, but You Can't Stay Here appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Breaking In

Senior officials in the United Kingdom Cabinet Office's Propriety and Ethics team broke into a locked safe to retrieve and… The post Brickbat: Breaking In appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Not Getting the Full Picture

The United Kingdom's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned a Transport for London (TfL) Facebook ad because it showed a black… The post Brickbat: Not Getting the Full Picture appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Drunk With Power

Asa Pearl, a former Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) trooper, had 41 DUI arrests dismissed in Bedford County. Of those cases—which… The post Brickbat: Drunk With Power appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Train to Nowhere

A new bill in California would let the inspector general for the state's troubled high-speed rail project keep records secret from… The post Brickbat: Train to Nowhere appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Paid To Go Away

In nine years as a police officer in Kansas City, Missouri, Blayne Newton fatally shot three people and injured others,… The post Brickbat: Paid To Go Away appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Justice Is Blind, and Slow

Criminal courts in England and Wales face a huge backlog of more than 79,600 cases waiting to be tried. That… The post Brickbat: Justice Is Blind, and Slow appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Raising Cane

In Indonesia's Aceh province, which enforces strict Islamic sharia law, a woman and her partner were each publicly caned 140… The post Brickbat: Raising Cane appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Land Acknowledgement

A homeowner in British Columbia, Canada, who found what might be Indigenous human remains on their land, now faces huge… The post Brickbat: Land Acknowledgement appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Walking in a Winter Wonderland

A recent snow storm left long stretches of New York City's public sidewalks covered in snow and ice, making them… The post Brickbat: Walking in a Winter Wonderland appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Won't Make the Cut

Under a draft Crown Prosecution Service document in England and Wales, male circumcision could be treated as a possible form… The post Brickbat: Won't Make the Cut appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Don't Teach Your Children Well

Officials at England's Henley College, a public school equivalent to junior and senior years in U.S. high schools, reported a… The post Brickbat: Don't Teach Your Children Well appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Grossly Underrepresented

A Spotlight PA investigation revealed that police in State College, Pennsylvania, underreported hundreds of rapes in its public crime statistics over… The post Brickbat: Grossly Underrepresented appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Open Door Policy

Lawmakers in Germany have approved the Political Advertising Transparency Act. Supporters say it will make political ads more honest and… The post Brickbat: Open Door Policy appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Silent Down Under

In Australia, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon extended restrictions on public assemblies and protest marches in Sydney's central, southwest,… The post Brickbat: Silent Down Under appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Foraging Foul Play

A police officer in Leicestershire, England, was found to have committed gross misconduct for how he handled a case involving… The post Brickbat: Foraging Foul Play appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Texas Two Step

A report by the Austin City Auditor's Office in Austin, Texas, found two former city employees defrauded the city government… The post Brickbat: Texas Two Step appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Off the Grid

In 2025, the United Kingdom paid a record cost of nearly £1.5 billion ($2 billion) to keep wind farms from… The post Brickbat: Off the Grid appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Fast Service

Eva Benedelova and Pavel Benedela face possible deportation after an Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) error wrongly registered them… The post Brickbat: Fast Service appeared first on Reason.com.

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Brickbat: Dog Gone

Hawaii's Department of the Attorney General says it will not file criminal charges against the police officer whose K-9 partner… The post Brickbat: Dog Gone appeared first on Reason.com.

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