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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

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