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Brickbats: April 2026

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

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | From the April 2026 issue

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The city council of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, banned pickleball at Forest Hill Park, the only public park in town with pickleball courts, making it a criminal offense punishable by a $1,000 fine to play there. The ban followed repeated noise complaints from a few nearby residents. City officials considered quieter equipment and other compromises but ultimately rejected them, saying the park's location was incompatible with pickleball.

In Louisville, Kentucky, Cuqita Boyd was charged with DUI after a minor crash in January 2022, despite repeatedly asking for a breathalyzer, which the arresting officer did not provide. In a deposition, the officer explained that using breathalyzers "wasn't my thing." Boyd later got a breathalyzer test at the jail, which read 0.0, and a blood........

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