My Dad Beat The Fuck Out Of Me But The Cops Said I Would Be The One Who Would Go To Jail

So, yesterday was my birthday. I turned 23. But it wasn’t good at all. I live in Florida. I really need help.

My dad came into my sister’s room yesterday and cussed us out for being too loud and he got in my face grabbed my wrist and right shoulder, my sister was trying to separate the two of us. He started grabbing me and dragging me and he was yelling. I was screaming. I ended up pushing him back and from there it turned into a full on fight. He started grabbing and dragging me out of my sisters room. My dad punched me multiple times, he said he would bash my head through the wall, and said that it would be the “last time” that I would ever do that. This kept going on and he dragged me into the hallway. I kept trying to get him off of me so he ended up getting scratches on his wrist and nose.

He dragged me out of the house and threw me on to the concrete. My sister went back inside and grabbed my shoes and she put them on the front porch and then my dad came back outside picked up my sandals and threw them at me as hard as possible. I was waiting in my pajamas in the rain for 10 minutes and my friends mom was on her way to get me when cop cars pulled up. My dad ended up calling the police after the fight.

The cops found me outside and questioned me and asked me a lot of questions. They said we had conflicting stories but they told me because my dad had scratches on his wrist and face that I or both of us would be going to jail because they have a 0 tolerance policy. But, they eventually let me grab my stuff like my charger and meds and let me leave with my friend’s mom. 2 of the cops the ones that questioned me seemed like they were on my side and they told me to just leave and not come back and that it sucks but this is an abusive situation. But the ones who questioned my dad were the ones who pulled me aside and said that I would be going to jail for the scratches. The cop who looked like an older guy there said “you dont have to tell me anything I know what happened, believe me I have gone to disputed between fathers and daughters and boyfriend and girlfriends etc.”and said that “if I was you I wouldn’t let this happen again” it just felt weirdly accusatory I am scared I literally cant believe that this is happening. They also said because I reside there I can go back and grab my stuff and I can call the non emergency number for someone to help me when I do that.

The cops have my phone number I am scared like what if they call me up or something and say they will arrest me? Like what will happen since they let me leave yesterday? My friends have known about my dad for a while and so has my therapist. I just literally don’t know what to do. I have been crying all day yesterday and throughout the night. I genuinely feel like my life is over. My friends mom has been hugging me and like trying to get me clothes in the mean time. I dont even know what to do. Like I literally just keep crying.