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Lawyer, I'm afraid, my ex is at the door.” This is how Mar Hermano, a public defender, begins her story on Twitter about the call she received the night of August 5, while she was on vacation, from a victim of sexist violence. He answered the phone and helped her. "She's part of our job," she says. The responses to the Twitter thread , which already exceeds 2,600 'likes', were filled with messages from colleagues on duty who applauded his performance and recounted their own experiences. Mar emphasizes that everyone is "in the same boat." Specifically, cases of shared custody or gender violence make the lawyers on this shift have their cell phones ring at any time of the day. In most calls, like Mar did, they take off their robes to "act" as psychologists or parents because "it's part of the profession." When they are on vacation, they do not leave their laptop or cell phone at home because of what might happen. Mar, a specialist in sexist violence, says that the victims also travel with her. A DESPERATE CALL It was around eleven at night on August.
Mar Hermano enjoyed his first days of vacation with his family in Almonte (Huelva). Suddenly, the phone rang. "Don't take it, please, you're with us," some relatives asked him. The lawyers on duty, such as firefighters, health workers or police, are on duty 24 hours a day, 365 hours a year. They always are. However, these working conditions, for the moment, do not receive any financial compensation. "How can I not catch it?" Mar picked up and the first thing she heard was crying. "Lawyer, sorry Australia Phone Number for bothering you, I'm afraid, my ex is at the door." She was one of those represented by her. Her attacker, with a restraining order in force, was threatening her. Mar didn't think about it for a second: "Call the Police! Are you alone?" The woman was with a relative, but she did not want to notify the police because she would be "much worse." Mar asked him to pass the phone to her companion. "Please call now." It was important to check if the attacker was still at the door. Within minutes he left.
File a complaint Mar advised them. "So, I was the one who was afraid," this lawyer admits. She also felt helpless for being away from her, for doubting whether her help had been enough. Mar, she spent the night uneasy, but at seven in the morning she received this message: "Everything is fine, the complaint has been filed, thank you for listening to me and supporting me." A SOCIAL COMMITMENT That same morning, Mar decided to publish a thread on his Twitter profile in which he narrated what happened. She did it, she says, to "make visible and value the commitment and social responsibility" of lawyers, especially those on duty, who provide assistance to people with limited economic capabilities and, sometimes, with a social environment. unstructured. The response from his colleagues was "overwhelming." "Everyone understands me, we are in the same boat," she remarks. Mar wants to emphasize that she does not know any colleague who would not have picked up that call.
Mar Hermano enjoyed his first days of vacation with his family in Almonte (Huelva). Suddenly, the phone rang. "Don't take it, please, you're with us," some relatives asked him. The lawyers on duty, such as firefighters, health workers or police, are on duty 24 hours a day, 365 hours a year. They always are. However, these working conditions, for the moment, do not receive any financial compensation. "How can I not catch it?" Mar picked up and the first thing she heard was crying. "Lawyer, sorry Australia Phone Number for bothering you, I'm afraid, my ex is at the door." She was one of those represented by her. Her attacker, with a restraining order in force, was threatening her. Mar didn't think about it for a second: "Call the Police! Are you alone?" The woman was with a relative, but she did not want to notify the police because she would be "much worse." Mar asked him to pass the phone to her companion. "Please call now." It was important to check if the attacker was still at the door. Within minutes he left.
File a complaint Mar advised them. "So, I was the one who was afraid," this lawyer admits. She also felt helpless for being away from her, for doubting whether her help had been enough. Mar, she spent the night uneasy, but at seven in the morning she received this message: "Everything is fine, the complaint has been filed, thank you for listening to me and supporting me." A SOCIAL COMMITMENT That same morning, Mar decided to publish a thread on his Twitter profile in which he narrated what happened. She did it, she says, to "make visible and value the commitment and social responsibility" of lawyers, especially those on duty, who provide assistance to people with limited economic capabilities and, sometimes, with a social environment. unstructured. The response from his colleagues was "overwhelming." "Everyone understands me, we are in the same boat," she remarks. Mar wants to emphasize that she does not know any colleague who would not have picked up that call.