AITA for calling the police on my brother.
In a heart-wrenching clash of love and prejudice, a simple symbol of pride and acceptance became the battleground for a fractured family.
A stolen flag, gifted with hope and courage, reveals deep wounds and unresolved pain that have festered for decades under the weight of rejection and hatred.
Despite years of cruelty, the younger brother sought a fragile peace, reaching out with forgiveness and understanding.
Yet, faced with venomous hatred and slurs, he made the painful choice to stand up for himself, forcing a reckoning that might either heal or shatter the fragile threads holding their family together.
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The original poster (OP) is facing a direct conflict between their need for safety, respect, and acceptance, and their brother's ongoing, hostile behavior rooted in prejudice.
The OP attempted a low-stakes resolution by asking for the return of stolen property and promising forgiveness, which the brother aggressively rejected, escalating the situation by using slurs and denying accountability.
Given the brother's history of hostility, refusal to return stolen property, and use of hate sp*ech, was the OP justified in involving law enforcement, particularly given the brother's probation status, or should the OP have absorbed the theft and slurs to avoid jeopardizing the brother's freedom over a small material item?
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