Roommate (25M) came into my (29M) room completely unprovoked to intimidate me and try to start a fight. Then they smashed my computer monitor. What do I do?

So... Im not sure what to do about what happened last night, any advice would be appreciated.

Context: This roommate, S, is technically my step brother and he lives in the same house with myself, my dad, my step mom, his biological dad and another roommate. S and my dad don't get along very well, they have had numerous fist fights before and last night they were on a fast track to another one.

The Story: I was in my room laying in bed watching YouTube when I heard S start yelling something about me, "never leaving my room," followed by the sound of him stomping down the hallway towards my room. Once he was outside the closed door, he started beating on it. Like, he was hitting it as hard as he could 3-5 times.

The door flew open and he stomped in the room, yelling something and standing at the end of my bed, "sizing me up" or looking like he was trying to start a fight. I just stayed where I was, i didn't say or do anything. Shortly after he barged in my step mom came after him and "attempted to subdue" him which resulted in the both of them falling on my bed and wrestling/having a power struggle (thats the best way I can describe it).

After a few moments, S stopped fighting with my step mom, stood up, yelled something, punched my computer monitor on my desk and then walked out of my room and started fighting with my dad. They started fighting until they got separated and then S came back down the hall where he started beating on my door again another 5 or so times.. ill skip past all the nonsense that happened from this point and Fast forward to now..

The Aftermath: At this point, I am furious, to say the least, but I'm overall just... shocked? My monitor is shattered, there is a hole on the outside of my door, and I have no idea what to do. The fact that he was able to come intimidate me and break my stuff, for no reason at all, leaves me feeling pretty overwhelmed, angry, and unsafe.

Unfortunately, despite my dad being adamant that S is "done" and "has got to go," its unlikely that will happen since my step mom and S's biological dad wont do that. Additionally, they will not call the police on him either.. That puts me in a bad spot because I feel that calling the police is probably the best and perhaps the only thing I can do.

However, I know I would face significant backlash from my step mom and S's dad if I did involve police. Im not sure what exactly would entail but I imagine that they would probably want to kick me out. If it were possible, I would remove myself from the house, instead. Sadly, at the moment I don't have my own transportation or a place I could go, though.

On the bright side, I actually have a job interview today, if all goes well I can work towards getting my own car again and finding a place. But obviously that would take a few months and doesn't quite help me at the moment, so I digress. Ultimately, I feel powerless, im not sure what I can do and what I should do. But, I know that I need to "hit back" hard because he may take things a step further next time if he thinks he can walk all over me.

What To Do Now...: So, I guess, bearing all that in mind, what are my options? I want my monitor replaced, of course, but more importantly i want to show that im not okay with what he did, im not going to let him bully me or harass me and if this happens again, I will not hesitate to call the police regardless of the potential backlash.

Additionally, what extra steps can I take to prevent this from happening again and what can I do to "protect" myself, my room, my things etc. as a last defense if need be?

And as a side note: S is definitely not going to willingly replace my monitor, or even apologize for anything, for that matter. So any suggestions to ask him to or talk to him about it are better left unsaid.

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TL:DR: My roommate/step brother acted violently towards me last night. He purposefully put a hole in my door and broke my computer monitor. It is unlikely that he will replace my monitor or take responsibility for his actions. What options do I have to get my monitor replaced? More importantly, what can I do to make sure he faces the consequences of his actions and/or to make sure he doesn't think he can walk all over me?

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Anyways, again, any advice would be appreciated and if you have any questions please feel free to ask. Sorry for formatting/spacing issues, I wrote this all on my phone. Thank you very much for reading

Submitted November 01, 2021 at 05:13PM by zeroblackzx https://ift.tt/3mJIqCd