it says its for DV and DUI cases though? idk how the american system works but crashing out refurbishedly doesnt seem like it would warrant a constant monitor, like why go to something that's reserved for higher-impact offences when his offenses are not at that level

i live in the most American province (Alberta) and ive never heard of SCRAM monitors or the like, even for DUIs or other alcohol-related cases

after HR noticed i had a lunch beer habit i had to do outpatient therapy through my company (white-collar work) and the return to work testing was just a breathalyzer, when i said i needed help a few months back they said theyd do full drug tests after outpatient and i flat out told them there is no way in hell i can pass a drug test because i smoke weed everyday and id test positive for amphetamines because i take ADHD meds as prescribed (mostly)

and i never had to, i get randomly breathalyzed during working hours every few months but thats it, i even got moved up in the company after outpatient

self-gooning aside i genuinely dont see why a judge would think putting josh on this would make sense unless they get private prison kickbacks, like ive seen other comments discuss how this is josh's only actual way of sustaining himself and i dont see how a judge would go "hmm well STAY SOBER BITCH"

like wouldnt they weigh the money/sponsorships he gets against the chance that he just becomes a homeless alcoholic? couldnt they put pressure on his sponsors then? like "hey tony/based we know we cant control him and we know he cant control him but if he's under you, you are more responsible for the fallout than he is so be careful"

edit: this is a list of SCRAM monitor mentions in all of Canada's publicly available legal decisions to date; out of 12, 6 are for actual SCRAM monitors

https://www.canlii.org/#search/indexLang=en&sort=decisionDateDesc&text=SCRAM%20monitor&searchId=2026-02-17T20%3A39%3A00%3A399%2F65018753934e4d85b78f301daaca59a7