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Brickbat: Australians for Beer
People living in an apartment complex in New South Wales, Australia, locked down because of COVID-19, say officials are searching through their deliveries and seizing alcoholic beverages. New South Wales Health admits it is trying to limit the amount of alcohol residents of the building are drinking to “ensure the safety of health staff and […]
Brickbat: Mask Up
The Clark County, Nevada, school district, said it is aware of an “isolated incident” in which a substitute teacher taped a 9-year-old boy’s mask to his face after he removed it. In a statement, the school district said that it is “dealing with the employee through the proper channels.” The boy’s mother, who wasn’t identified […]
Brickbat: For His Own Protection
Rutgers University, a public university in New Jersey, has blocked Logan Hollar, a senior, from taking virtual classes because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Earlier this year, Rutgers mandated that all students take the vaccine unless they are in a fully remote program. Even though Hollar has signed up only for virtual classes, he […]
Brickbat: All Tied Up
A Savannah-Chatham County, Georgia, special education teacher, has been charged with felony cruelty to children for using zip ties to bind a student in her classroom. Elizabeth Louise Board, a teacher at Godley Station K-8 School, reportedly tied a boy to his chair and to a table. She faces five to 20 years in prison […]
Brickbat: Sorry, Wrong Number
A New Orleans 911 operator is facing arrest, accused of hanging up on callers without obtaining necessary information or relaying that information to dispatchers. Precious Stephens has been charged with malfeasance in office. Stephens was fired after an audit of random calls found problems with how she was handling her calls. She faces up to […]
Brickbat: Respect My Authority
Antwan Ruffin, a security officer at Florida’s Horace Mann Middle School, has been charged with child abuse and battery after punching a student who refused to go to class. Cellphone video, which begins after the incident has started, shows Ruffin yelling at the student. “Try me. Let me tell you something,” Ruffin said. “This hallway, […]
Brickbat: Throw Some More Rights on the Barbie
The Australian legislature has passed a law allowing the police to hack the devices of anyone targeted as part of an investigation. Under the law, cops can take over that person’s social media accounts, and copy, delete, add to or modify data, all without that person’s knowledge or consent. Cops won’t have to get a […]
Brickbat: What’s in a Name?
The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal says Lorne Grabher’s last name could be interpreted as a call for violence against women. The court upheld a lower court ruling that Grabher had no free speech right to a license plate with his last name. Grabher had a personalized license plate made with his last name for […]