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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I THINK THIS IS RATHER INSANE, IN CANADA, & MANY STATES HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, THEY THINK IT’S WONDERFUL TO COLLECT RAIN WATER BECAUSE IT’S LESS WATER FOR THEM TO CHLORINATE & PROCESS FOR CONSUMER CONSUMPTION…WHAT’S WITH OREGON!!!!!!! STUPID…STUPID…STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Water is the most valuable natural resource in existence to man. Hoarding it would severely impact the life of entire communities that depend on it to survive, that’s the reason for water gathering to be illegal no only in the USA but on several countries of the world.
The punishment was certainly severe, but as the fresh water supply is limited and everyone deserves the same chances to obtain it, there’s a need to enforce the laws that allows those who have less to have the same opportunities.
I know that they say this was done in Oregon, and states like Oregon and Washington are filled with idiotic, nut job liberals, but I still don’t believe this story. Just because something is on the internet, does not make it true.
Insanity that is gripping our country, the idiots have been put in charge of our government!!
Stupido liberals in Oregon
Stupid lawmakers
California is bad, but not that bad.
It fell on this guys property. You dont own it. Geeze
ESPECIALLY SINCEHE WAS DOING IT FOR FIRE SUPPRESSION FOR HIMSELF AND HIS NEIGHBORS
Ok extremely gov over reach already! Seriously!!!