Legal Question in Family Law in Pennsylvania
I bullied my little brother of 9 years old. I would ask him to do something and he wouldn't do it, or he would do it wrong. After that, I would punch him. Mostly on the shoulder. Sometimes on the arm. I am 17 years old and have been doing this for 6 months. He has never had any bruising and we still have a very good relationship. However, my mother has pressed charges against me for assault and terroristic threats. I have an appointment with a Probation Officer tomorrow. What can happen to me when all it really is is a big brother bullying a little brother?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Let me restate the question for you in a way that you will not enjoy: "What can happen to someone less than a year away from legal adulthood who regularly inflicts domestic violence upon a child too young to be able to defend himself?"
If you're lucky, the answer will include some personal counseling in anger management to help you understand what it is within you that expresses itself by making you need to bully your brother. Embrace it, and you might learn much about yourself that will serve you well later in life. "Bullying" is all about somebody with power taking unwelcome advantage of somebody without power. The fact that the person you are abusing is your brother doesn't make it better... in fact, it makes it worse. Trying to justify it misses the point entirely. The fact that you are facing criminal charges for it shows that either you are unable to stop, or you are simply unwilling to stop. You should think about that, and ask for help. You don't have to go through this alone.
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