After a court decision, Stéphane is forced to wear an electronic bracelet without leaving his home in the evening for six months. But this event fell timely …
Stéphane*, 38, has not always followed the rules. And despite the reprimands and the fines, he failed to resist the urge to drink when leaving with his friends. The problem is that he took the wheel to go home. The police first withdrew to him points, until it removes the license. Driving without even drinking was now forbidden to him. But he still took the wheel after having had a drink. “”It was too much, I felt completely “able to drive” but the alcohol test said the opposite … After an accident that could have cost a passenger life, I was assigned to house with an electronic bracelet“Said the young man who is not proud of his actions.
“”I who likes to go out and party with my friends a lot, I am very apprehensive that I have to stay cloister at home, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. I only had the right to go out the day to go to work, which was already good news“, Testifies Stéphane.”And then, it’s always better than being in prison “, he said to himself. And then, finally, an event allowed him to pass this stage without realizing it too much. “”This period of my life could not fall better“He says.
Indeed, Stéphane spent these six months with an electronic ankle bracelet and … a baby, who saw the tip of his nose just before we put it. He was therefore able to attend the delivery of his partner and once returned home, finished the outings. But ultimately, with the white nights and this new role as a father, Stéphane had no need to get out of his home. “I returned in the evening after the job, and it allowed me to take advantage of my child, take care of him, and sleep when I could. With the mom, we took turns on the night to give the bottle and relieve our baby colic... ”
Become a father and carry an electronic bracelet for six months fortunately empowered him. “”It really served me as a lesson, life only holds a thread, I stopped drinking, and if I take even a drink, I no longer take the car“, Assures Stéphane.
*The first name has been changed.