Called 911 On My Family
Location: Chicagoland, Illinois, USA
For context, Im 17. My brother is also 17
I want a way to leave, Ive tried to kill myself and my mental health is so horrible because it seems like law enforcement doesn't do anything because my Guardian is supposed to have some sort of control over me. Ive said yes to mental abuse to DCFS when i slit my wrist and was in the ER but nothing has happened... at all
But, recently I had a incident with my brother where he started threatening me with hitting me, then, after charging at me I hit him in the stomach with the blunt end of a wrench
Theres 3 parts, background, where the altercation started, and, police and ems
I don't know how much i need to include - there were no charges, so, I dont think this an identifiable case
Background:
Grandma is my legal guardian after my biological parents went to jail - dad for domestic violence and mom for drug abuse. Mom killed herself in 2020 and dad went back to jail in 2024 for drug possession
At ~6am my grandmas car broke down, it has engine knock (From low oil). Car is totaled. I ended up driving it home (Since I have my license) going 5mph with my hazards on all the way through residential. Took over an hour.
The car isn't drivable in this state because at any point it could break down - since the car is totaled my grandma is looking at other ways. Aunt offered to drive her places until she can get a new car
I had previously bought a ride1up Vorsa. Ive spent almost 2200$ on the bike (Modifications and general storage - i love the bike and have no regrets). All the money has been earned from my own job (I work 10pm-5am Sunday-Thursday [Primarily to get away from my family], I make $17.50/hr)
So, since my brother cant ask my mom for a ride (he doesnt have his permit or license), he's wanting to use my ebike
In the moment because i was panicking I said yes to letting him go get medicine for his cat at a animal hospital.
Where the altercation started:
After that, he asks if he can use my ebike to get to his job. I say no, and that he can walk and that I am not risking him crashing my ebike since he does not know any rules of the road and is asking to use a bike that goes 28mph. I just cant take that risk + his work is only 1 mile away (I just told him to walk, the weather was nice and its light out)
He then starts yelling at me trying to get him to ride the ebike. I keep saying no. He backs off then
After that, he comes back out yelling again but with my mom. She is threatening to drive the car (It needs to be towed to a shop), and, after that my brother starts threatening to hit me and to get me on the ground
I have since then started working on my ebike (Doing full brake rotor and brake pad replacement, also resizing the front rotor from 180mm to 203mm). This has me with a 7/8" wrench in my hand taking off the rear axle
He continues to yell at me threatening to hit me and such. After I mention that Im suicidal because of these instances, he then charges at me and I flip the wrench around and poke him in the stomach with the blunt end of the wrench. (I kinda panicking with him charging at me)
He then gets me on the ground and rips out my hair. I get out my phone and call 911 while he's still on top of me to which he starts to choke me. He gets off of me after seeing i used google assistant to call 911. Hes continuing to yell at me so i run around to the back yard (This takes place in the garage)
I have 2 lacerations on my right fingers and 1 on my left palm. My hair is falling out right now and my back hurts. Other parts didnt hurt because im used to bike accidents (Dropping it in the snow/rain). Tho, my neck still hurts
Police and EMS:
Police and EMS arrive, they say hes fine (it was never my intent to truly hurt him), but, after explaining the whole situation to police, EMS come over and ask my mom if I need to go to the ER for suicidal ideation (I said I was wanting to kill myself to the 911 operator)
So, I am asking them to just send me because I dont want to be there. They ask my mom and she says no
After talking to my mom about the situation, she tells them that I had charged at my brother. So, they label me as the offender and my brother as the victim. No charges were filed
What can I do about this? I dont want to be in this family anymore and quite frankly i might just end up killing myself. Everyone ive talked to said just to wait those 4 months until Im 18 but i cant take 4 months when ive already been in the ER 5 times for suicide
DCFS does nothing, I feel so lost and with this it feels like the law is against me just because im under 18
To summarize, im asking about what can I do to leave this family even tho Im 17. I would not care if I got fostered, it would be better than here. I swear all i do is get used or fucked over
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