Teens Sue Over Police Treatment at JV Basketball Game

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The mothers of a pair of teens in Pennsylvania have filed a police brutality lawsuit, alleging their sons suffered concussions after being arrested at a junior varsity basketball game back in January.

Mekhi Burkett, 16, and Jawuane Johnson, 17, both Black, were charged with felonies when a basketball game at Whitehall High School turned into a gym-clearing melee.

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