Lindsay Lohan’s Scram Bracelet Worked Fine
July 26th, 2007Yesterday, when the world stopped to gawk at Lindsay Lohan’s unfortunate mugshot, the one question on everyone’s mind was: What happened with that horrid ankle bracelet?The consensus seems to be that the device failed. TMZ asks “Is the SCRAM a Sham?” and the LAT sarcastically declares “Yeah hey, that SCRAM bracelet worked really well, didn’t it.
But Radar has learned that the device registered Lindsay’s drinking exactly as it was supposed to. “We’re very confident that it was working properly,” says SCRAM spokesperson Kathleen Brown. “In fact there are a number of diagnostics that ensure it.” But even though the bracelet registered the actress’s drinking, it isn’t designed to transmit that information on the spot. Instead it works in tandem with a modem, which is placed in Lohan’s home. Meaning Linds could have attend the binge drinking party of the century, but as long as she stayed far enough away from the modem, the proper authorities would be none the wiser until (and if) she stumbled home.
Who are these proper authorities? They’re whoever Lindsay and her representatives wanted them to be. Brown notes that Lohan chose to wear the bracelet voluntarily, a gesture adopted by many people arrested for DUI in order to show good faith to the court. Maybe when Lohan returned home and her lawyer or mom was notified that she had been drinking, action would have been taken. Or maybe not. As it turns out, there’s no guarantee of accountability when someone voluntarily wears a SCRAM, there’s only good PR.
July 26th, 2007 at 9:19 am
Linsday Lohan needs to goto jail, next time she might actually kill someone. She needs more than help for her problems, she needs to be taught a lesson!