Q: My younger brother of 15 yrs. continues to lay his hands on me (punch), steal, and verbally assault. What should I do?
My mom continues to punish him, but nothing gives. He disrespects everyone including her and me and verbally assault me by saying "shut up you fat f**ck." I can't continue to get my personal belongings missing because of him and constantly get hit. My mother doesn't hardly do anything because he considered the "baby" out of all of us. And I've been threatened with the law if I do anything because I'm 18, so I'm not supposed to protect my self in self defense, also let him take whatever of my belongings.
A: You can call law enforcement or go to your local magistrates office and swear out a warrant. This will likely cause problelms with your parents, so you should discuss it with them first. If they say no, your options may be to continue to put up with the criminal behavior or have him arrested and find a new place to live. BTW you can protect yourself physically if you need to.
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