Millions of parents around the world are now wondering if they can get the same ankle bracelet attached to Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan, saying that the breathalyzer technology can help them monitor or solve alcohol abuse of their children.
But the company responsible for designing and manufacturing the device said that it would be impossible, for now.
In a statement, Alcohol Monitoring Systems Inc. Spokesperson Kathleen Brown said that they have received hundreds of inquiries from parents who wish to protect their children from being addicted to alcohol by monitoring them using the bracelets.
She said that, for now, the ankle bracelet were exclusively being sold to courts, probation officers, and other similar agencies to make sure that drivers addicted to alcohol will not drink again while serving his sentence.
“We want to focus on the corrections market,” Brown said.
But Brown stressed that they are not eliminating the possibility of going in the mainstream market.
For many years now, an electronic gadget has been used by court to restrict the suspects’ movement at the comfort of their own homes.
But the addition of the breathalyzer technology has made the bracelet more useful for the courts, especially with people under alcohol probation.
Just like a breathalyzer, the bracelet checks the person’s blood alcohol level. But instead of checking the breath for alcohol, it samples the perspiration on the skin.
The alcohol detecting device gained popularity after a Los Angeles Court ordered actress Lindsay Lohan to wear one after failing to show up in a hearing schedule last week. The actress was also asked to pay $100, 000 bail for her temporary liberty.
Reports told that the former teen star went to Cannes Film Festival despite being informed of the set hearing.
Aside from Lohan, others who were made to wear the bracelet were rapper-actress Eve and ex-NBA star Jayson Williams.
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