An Oregon man, Gary Harrington, has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for of collecting rainwater – he surrendered Wednesday morning to begin serving his sentence.
This is how far gone our country is to a totalitarian state: a man can’t dig a big hole on his property and let rain fill it without going to jail.
Gary Harrington, the Oregon man convicted of collecting rainwater and snow runoff on his rural property surrendered Wednesday morning to begin serving his 30-day, jail sentence in Medford, Ore.
“I’m sacrificing my liberty so we can stand up as a country and stand for our liberty,” Harrington told a small crowd of people gathered outside of the Jackson County (Ore.) Jail.
Several people held signs that showed support for Harrington as he was taken inside the jail.
Harrington was found guilty two weeks ago of breaking a 1925 law for having, what state water managers called “three illegal reservoirs” on his property. He was convicted of nine misdemeanors, sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined over $1500 for collecting rainwater and snow runoff on his property.
The Oregon Water Resources Department, claims that Harrington has been violating the state’s water use law by diverting water from streams running into the Big Butte River.
But Harrington says he is not diverting the state’s water — merely collecting rainwater and snow melt that falls or flows on his own property.
Source: /cnsnews.com
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That is soooooooo wrong.The people doing this are the ones who MUST be jailed.Nobody owns the rain that falls.What is wrong with the loonies ?
ANOTHER PROPAGANDA HEADLINE:
This mains gathering rainwater is actually 3 massive reservoirs and dams holding 13 MILLION gallons of water. In Oregon if he had a moderate rain water system with water gathered from runoff from his home, driveway and downspouts he would be fine. What he did was dam and divert creeks and brooks to fill his man made ponds. Why did he need so much water? That part of the story hasn’t been told. Instead it is an attempt to show oppressive government versus the individual citizen. Unfortunately in this case the government may be in the right. Who would have thought it? Link to original article below. http://to-be-prepared.com
http://www.mnn.com/your-home/at-home/blogs/oregon-man-in-possession-of-13-million-gallons-of-illicit-rainwater
EVERYONE in Oregon needs to dig a hole to collect some rain water. Now what?
UNBELIEVABLE! RAIN IS FREE, RIGHT? HOW’D OBAMA PULL THIS ONE OFF?
What !!!?? We should march. Carry signs.
Hell no
WE NEED TO START PROTESTING THIS STUFF-AND GET RID OF oBAMBA
sounds like a wagter rights issue. He should file for rain water rights to irrigate his property The sun is next. He only useS IT AND PASSES it on to the ocean or river. How does the lawyer justify the use incourt. what waS THE NEED FOR THEM TO MAKE SUCH A law. There has to be a reason?
Just Me says:
“Everybody needs to get together and break that law & refuse to obey it. They can’t jail everyone. And the “experts” say that tyranny doesn’t exist in this country? Think again. Thank goodness I never moved to that state and NEVER will.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/man-gets-30-days-jail-catching-rain-water-property/comment-page-21/#comment-486817
Everybody needs to get together and break that law & refuse to obey it. They can’t jail everyone. And the “experts” say that tyranny doesn’t exist in this country? Think again. Thank goodness I never moved to that state and NEVER will.