About 10 days ago I posted this story at the end of a Friday Funnies post just for the fun of it. It seems Minnesota law allows for the forfeiture of vehicles in some DWI circumstances, though I don't know the details. I didn't research the law because I don't care what they do up there. Minnesota isn't on my bucket list, so I doubt I'll be visiting anytime soon. On top of fines and bail and lawyer fees, etc,, the punishment does seem a bit severe to me.I know there are others that might disagree, but I'm not here to argue about it. It's just if they wanted to outlaw something in Minnesota, they could start with outlawing Michelle Bachmann. Now that woman is a real menace to society.
Anyway, the Podunk...uh....I mean, Proctor Police Department in Minnesota decided to put the chair up for auction on Ebay since the story garnered national attention. The bidding started at five hundred dollars and is now over $40,000 as of this posting with the final bidding at 7:53 am tomorrow morning. So hurry, you still have time to get your bids in!
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Unrecognized genius, Dennis Anderson.
Dennis LeRoy Anderson, 62, has pleaded guilty to driving his motorized La-Z-Boy chair while drunk. Apparently ol' Dennis drove into a parked car on the way home from the pub. I'd sure hate to lose one of the greatest inventors of our time.Glad he's okay.
He told police he left a bar in the Minnesota town of Proctor on his La-Z-Boy after drinking eight or nine beers. Police said the chair was powered by a converted lawnmower and had a stereo and cup holders. Hey, you have to give the guy some credit for being inventive. I gotta get me one of these things.
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This thing Rocks! Notice the National Hot Rod Association sticker, the rearview mirror and the tiny dragster steering wheel. He's also got working headlights and a tag light on the back. Bwahaha!
Here's the back of the "vehicle". If you look closely, you'll see a Nitrous oxide bottle (for extra horsepower), wheelie bars and a dragstrip parachute. How fast does this thing go, anyway?!
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This cop is amazed that the chair is pulling in the amount of money that it is. So am I considering Anderson said he only has $400-$500 in the whole rig. Some people obviously have more money than brains when you could contact Ol' Dennis and he could build you a bigger and better machine just for paying his fines and lawyer fees. You know what they say, Only in America!
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I mean...really...the guy did all the work on the chair...where's the love?
And shouldn't that be against the law? Oh yeah, Bachmann's state. That explains it.
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Although this was supposed to be just a fluff piece for a giggle or two, I was a bit miffed that the police could confiscate the mans property. I understand the need for strong DUI laws, but when they become more about fund raising than about justice, I also believe the laws are over reaching. There is a reason we have more people in jail than any other country. Fully one third of our prison population is non violent drug offenders. Again, I'm not condoning drunk driving, but the seizure of property in such cases is overreaching in my opinion. Last year I read a story of a local cop that witnessed a bicyclist ride through a stop sign (that is normal around here, though technically illegal). The bicyclist was given a field sobriety test. While that was going on, the cop witnessed another bicyclist do the same thing and stopped him also. Both were arrested on DUI charges and carted off to jail. It was 11:30 in the morning. Others have been arrested riding horses and lawnmowers. One in his own yard. It just seems that these events have little to do with justice.
At least the cops never auctioned off his feet.
Course, that was before eBay.
But I want it in sparkly blue vinyl, with ROXY girl stickers, heat and massage on demand.
I'm high maintenance. :)
I saw this on the news Mike. I think the whole a affair is somewhat funny. But then DUI never is to me.
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