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Brickbats: October 2026

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

Charles Oliver and Peter Bagge | From the October 2026 issue

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A sheriff's deputy in Orange County, Florida, forced a driver off the road near Walt Disney World while merging and then left the scene. The driver, Ivan Schiffino, said the deputy cut across a painted divider without using a turn signal, forcing both vehicles into the median to avoid a collision. Video from Schiffino's dash camera shows the patrol car making a U-turn, turning on its lights, and driving away, without ever stopping to check on the other driver.

A judge in Santa Clara County, California, sentenced former jail guard Francisco Izayas Castillo to 45 days in jail after a jury convicted him of misdemeanor battery. The charge stemmed from a 2022 incident in which Castillo, the only deputy in the housing unit at the time, helped two inmates beat up a third. When the attackers........

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