Comments on: SCRAM Bracelet Falsely Triggered by Hairspray

By: Caroline

Caroline — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:20:05 +0000

My husband has been on house arrest for 5 months now. He has got a 6 month sentence. He got the sentence for Evading and Eluding not DUI. They actually had a problem about 4 months in and had to switch out his monitor, because it wasnt supposedly working right. So, about a week ago we had gotten a phone call about 11:15pm. At which time we were in bed. It was in fact the monitoring station, asking where he is was at approximately 10:30 that evening. Well first of all they should know, isn’t that part of being on house arrest? They know if you are home or not. Which of course he was in fact home. Sleeping on the couch. Then they proceeded to tell him that a reading came in saying his alcohol levels were very high, that is why they were calling. He proceeded to explain that he hadn’t been, that he was sleeping and even offered to go to the hospital and take a blood/ urine test, whichever. They told him it was not necessary and also told him he would be hearing from his probation officer within the next two days, that was on a Saturday. did finally hear from her on Wednesday and she said that her supervisor wanted to see him. So he went in the following Friday. At that time the supervisor had told him that it had definitely came up as alcohol and it had come up alcohol again on 3 separate occasions that same week with 1 pending. Wtf? He had not been drinking. He works at a Chevrolet car dealership and doesn’t get home till 9pm then we watch tv and go to bed. He doesn’t have time for anything let alone drink. My husband had told him, ” Why on earth would I have no problem the past 4 months and all of a sudden this? Especially in my last month? Do you think I really want to mess this up, when I am almost done?” They said, “Well we have scientists willing to go on the stand and testify that it was in fact alcohol and who do you think the judge and jury will believe? So consider this your warning, if it happens again you will go to jail.” This is the most awful thing ever. I know and he knows that he hasn’t drank but they are saying he definitely is consuming alcohol. I am such a nervous wreck anymore and pray that it won’t show up again. So the system is definitely flawed.

By: Al Russ

Al Russ — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:35:47 +0000

My name is Al, I had a false reading while wearing the Scram bracelet. I did not drink and had no desire too drink, on the day I was recorded as having drank it was between 4pm – 11pm, the clerk that read the report stated it was so low she thought it was environmental but she was not sure and decided to have one of her superiors take a look and the outcome it was equivalent too drinking one drink for about 8 hours. During that time I was at a dinner party and some drinking was taking place however I did not drink. Also I used jergens body lotion on my body/legs also I had applied a water repellent solution to protect my boots from the weather . The outcome I was issued a court sanction which involves a 6 month stay in a rehabilitation center. I believe this Scram system is flawed and no one is taking the time to prove it wrong/flawed. Please if you know someone who has facts to prove this system wrong ,please come forward.

By: James Mazur

James Mazur — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:39:19 +0000

Rick
What about the electrical charge through your skin? I have scram for 3 days…Am worried.R U sure? can i have sex with girlfriend if she’s been drinking?

By: chris esquibel

chris esquibel — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 12:20:51 +0000

The scram x bracelet plastic band is poorley designed. im pretty sure they could have designed a more skin friendly band. As for testing resualts the device is gos off for any things. i used foot powre and athelets foot and it went off. I used an antiseptic spreay for a cut and it went off. what the hell. i didnt get in trouble with my case manager but come on no im worred and stressed about what i use!!!!

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