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Aug252004
Wednesday, August 25, 2004 at 05:19PM
Two teenagers say a police dog attacked them, and
they've announced a multi-million dollar lawsuit against New York City.
Those teenagers are suing for $10 million. They claim the horrible
gashes on their leg and arm are proof -- not just of police brutality,
but of police cruelty -- on the night they were arrested here at the
Marcus Garvey Houses. Two and a half weeks later, the dog bites on
William Bryant's leg are still painfully raw -- enough to make you
cringe. Only 16, he now walks like a much older man. Emmanuel Blake, 18
Years Old: "They pulled me, threw me to the floor, stomped on my head,
put the handcuffs on me. And the dog just came running after me. And
they were just holding him by the leash like, 'Get him, get him, get
him.'" The teens, who live at the Marcus Garvey Public
Houses, claim that after they were in custody the officers ordered the German shepherd
to attack them. Andrew Stoll, Teenagers'
Attorney: "These men were not charged with resisting
arrest, they were not charged with assault on an officer. And the
question that we should ask, that for some reason that hasn't been
asked is: how could this happen?" The only charge they are now facing is trespassing. [more ]