Motorized La-Z-Boy bids soar on eBay

The motorized La-Z-Boy lounge chair that Proctor police seized after its inebriated owner hit a parked vehicle went up for auction on eBay on Thursday.

[brunsi]

hopefully someone will bid and not pay then the city will get stuck with the fee's. now that would be justice..........just say no to the police state!

[IrishMN]

Rumor has it that Room & Board will be carrying a chair just like this within the next month. It will be the new fashion statement for the urban pioneers in our fine town.

[oldmanemil]

Why kind of a Country is this where we do not let a senior citizen that is also a veteran of The U.S. Navy drive a lazy boy chair while being drunk? Why does everyone have to be safety sissies?

[JTY]

Legalized theft by the city. I wonder if it can be reported to e-bay as stolen property.

[sock]

brunsi wrote:

hopefully someone will bid and not pay then the city will get stuck with the fee's. now that would be justice..........just say no to the police state!

From the ebay listing: "Please NO SCAMS or we will hunt you down."

The price is currently at $3155

[Grape Shot Jones]

what moron would pay that kind of money for something so stupid ?, wait what moron would have built something so stupid

[Gus Goodspeed]

Does it have an airbag,keyless entry,or anti lock brakes ?

[JTY]

Gus Goodspeed wrote:

Does it have an airbag,keyless entry,or anti lock brakes ?

Actually if someone got hurt ridding it could they sue the guy it was confiscated from, or the city that is selling it?

[The Big Bopper]

I can't believe that people have that kind of money to blow ...

[MNGwen]

oldmanemil wrote:

Why kind of a Country is this where we do not let a senior citizen that is also a veteran of The U.S. Navy drive a lazy boy chair while being drunk? Why does everyone have to be safety sissies?

Perhaps he wasn't wearing a seat belt.

[MNGwen]

Grape Shot Jones wrote:

what moron would pay that kind of money for something so stupid ?, wait what moron would have built something so stupid

Maybe not such a moron. If he blew three times the legal limit for DWI the guy must know he has as drinking problem and shouldn't drive a car. Now that they took his chair he probably will though.

[Rockin John Pt 2]

Get enough of them together and thats a new event at Raceway Park!

[Brunsi]

"From the ebay listing: "Please NO SCAMS or we will hunt you down."

come and get me bad boy!

[Monkeybot]

Grape Shot Jones wrote:

what moron would pay that kind of money for something so stupid ?, wait what moron would have built something so stupid

I'm guessing it will end up in either Leno's or O'Brien's hands.

[hortense]

them jivetown cops are no better than thieves themselves. they don't deserve no money.

[Jen]

The darn thing is up over $31,000 now. Holy moly!

[Fred]

Bid now at $37,100. It would be more appropriate to set a fine for the infraction and take that amount of money from the perp.

I know a guy who invested all his money and time in restoring a street rod and got caught at .09 and lost the car. His life was invested and he loved the car.

I think of the next guy caught who is a millionare and his car means nothing to him and just laughs when he looses it.

Bad government for sure!!

[Alt]

Get use to it folks this is Minnesota where absolutely nothing is allowed.

[Candace]

Maybe the taxpayers don't think he needs to outfit 2 new squads. So this is a way to get what he wants without having to ask for it. A lot of the new toys the departments have come from funds like the forfeitures because the taxpayers would surely squawk if they knew what they were buying. Considering this is money they don't necessarily have to account for penny for penny it sure leaves a lot of room for new toys.

[Jivesquad]

the police will steal that money if they get it. this sort of thing should not be allowed.