02-14-2011, 03:16 PM
(02-12-2011, 10:03 AM)Eve Wrote: Most families who have a violent individual are reluctant to go to the police for the reasons you mention: the family relationship, and the reluctance to draw attention. Your parents will probably try to reason with your brother rather than inform any external authority.
You are a minor who has been physically assaulted by your adult brother, and you have the right to report him to the police. File a statement at your local police station. This counts as a non-criminal record on your brother, and you will probably be given the option to file an intervention order against him. If he breaches it, he will risk getting arrested and getting a criminal record. It is more effective than a lock on your door, as the law will protect you from any further physical or emotional abuse from him.
Please visit a clinic, a hospital, or your school physician with your story. Your brother hurt you, and a health professional needs to attend to you as soon as possible.
I would have to disagree, simply from personal experience, the law is a reactive force, not preventative, he wil;l be out the same day and most likely angrier than ever.