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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You’ve got to be kidding. Tell me our country hasn’t sunk that low that a man can’t even collect rain water? What, he didn’t use the right container? Or are they taxing people for the amount of rain that falls on their property? Idiots!!!!
wow, oregon is getting worse than jersey and new york
this is just plan stupid
Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard!
this is the most stupid thing I have ever heard of!
This is unreal. Git yer gun ready.
it just goes to show you that the obama admin. is muslim and 1000% communist and the americans just sit on their ass and do nothing.
I hate Obummer as much as anybody, but this really has nothing to do with him…Water is worth more than gold…The second a raindrop hits the ground, it belongs to somebody…unless you own the rights to it.. it’s not yours, even if it does fall on your property… I know, it’s stupid and it sucks, but that is the way it is…trust me I know… I do water for a living…
water belong to the person whose property it drops on, not the state,county,or city!
Sorry but, no it doesn’t… I should!