SCRAM!
Posted by Prudence and Madness on Friday, May 4th, 2007 @ 9:46 pm in Personal - Philippines.
I’m not much fan of Hollywood gossip, but the ridiculous ups and downs of the life of Paris Hilton just piques my interest at times.
It would be no news to most people that Paris Hilton recently got arrested for driving on a suspended license (a result of her DUI arrest to which she pleaded no contest last January). She was sentenced to 45 days in Century Regional Detention Center, Los Angeles County’s jailhouse for women just south of downtown in Lynwood, starting on June 5, and she has to be alcohol-free continuously for 90 days.
She probably deserves it. Or maybe not. But what interests me is the device that she allegedly has to wear so that her alcohol consumption can be monitored all the time.
Introducing the SCRAM (Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitoring) bracelet! It is a transdermal alcohol testing system. The sensor pack tests the vapors coming out of the skin to measure alcohol consumption. And weighing only 8 ounces, it can be strapped to the ankle and worn 24/7. The bracelet communicates with a modem, setup somewhere where the subject resides, using secure radio frequency communications. Whenever there’s a positive reading or a tamper alarm, the bracelet immediately seeks communication with the modem and the modem, via standard telephone line and a secure telephone network, will send all data to SCRAMnet. Eventually, all data shall be sent to the monitoring center assigned to watch over Paris Hilton.
For more detailed information, please click here.
Somebody could recommend this to David Hasselhoff. (No, I’m not going to bash him. In fact, I think he’s just a nice guy having difficulty with his problems. We should just cut this guy some slack and stop showing his “drunken” video on TV).
As for Paris Hilton, I just sort of pity her. She may or may not deserve all of it but still, she’s going to have a hard time in jail. No cellphones, no fancy cars to drive, no trips to the salon and a SCRAM bracelet above her stilettos! It’s definitely not something she or, any of us, will get used to. But perhaps, she should just use the time to reassess herself and learn something about the kind of life she’s living.
So, for Paris Hilton, just good luck on her brief “vacation” at the county jail. Who knows? She may come up with a book while she’s in there.
