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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Oregon is very liberal. Very democrat. Feel sorry for the conservatives, but anyways, F-them!
Here in Washington my county encourages rain water collection… of course, we have nothing but rain and rivers. No shortage what so ever..
This is just plain stupid…..
Rise Up Oregon,Stand Up People It Is Government Control.Communism.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s ridiculous-get a lawyer.
Wow
That is ridicules
Several states have made it illegal for citizens to collect rain water – seems the government thinks it owns the rain now
What??? The rain is a gift to humanity from the Lord!!!
OMG How came we can’t collect rain water?????????? what kind of country is this anyway?? who made that a law???? make sure the buckets are turned upside down, turn the earth upside down so the ground don’t catch any rain……………….. How stupid