Brickbats.

• Author: Oliver, Charles
• Position: News briefs

England and Wales have banned zombie knives, stylized blades that are supposed to be useful in fighting the undead. Northern Ireland Justice Minister Claire Sugden wants to expand the ban to Ireland as well.

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The Cajun Navy, an unorganized group of private citizens with boats, is credited with saving hundreds--maybe even thousands--of people during the recent flooding in Louisiana. But Republican state Rep. Jonathan "J.P." Perry has proposed a bill that would require them to get training before they can rescue people in the future.

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In Colombes, France, a halal supermarket has been ordered to either sell alcohol and pork or be shut down. The store is located on property that belongs to the housing authority, which says the owners are violating the lease, since it calls for a "general food store." Officials also claim the store violates the nation's republican principles by prioritizing certain groups.

After Waller County, Texas, officials received a letter from gun rights activist Terry Holcomb that said they were violating state law by prohibiting firearms at the courthouse, they sued him for $100,000.

Artist Timothy J. Desmond has sued California officials after they barred him from displaying at the Fresno Faira painting of a Civil War battle in which one of the soldiers is carrying a Confederate battle flag. The fair director pointed to a California law banning the flag from being displayed or sold on state property unless it appears in a book or digital medium or is part of a historical or artistic display at a museum.

When actor Steve Tom got a $490 ticket generated by a red light camera for an...