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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next thing– they will want to tax you on the air you breath
Let’s VOTE people! Only our votes will get rid of these crooks!
John Blunk, don’t give them ideas.lol
4th. of July in the home of the brave and land of the free. Just joking!
insanity is all I can think, this nation is going down fast
I collect rain on my property we should all stand up storm that jail and free him if you don’t like me collecting rain come and get me but you better bring help
This is insanity,God save America!
Will even some stupid politician suggest we build a PIPELINE to Canada for a GOOD reason ? ? ? …like for RAIN WATER ?
Rick says:
“I collect rain on my property we should all stand up storm that jail and free him if you don’t like me collecting rain come and get me but you better bring help”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/man-gets-30-days-jail-catching-rain-water-property/comment-page-5/#comment-321344
Yep, mass civil disobedience !