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 $1500 for collecting rainwater and snow runoff on his property.
The Oregon Water Resources Department, claims that Harrington has been violating the state’s water use law by diverting water from streams running into the Big Butte River.
But Harrington says he is not diverting the state’s water — merely collecting rainwater and snow melt that falls or flows on his own property.
Source: /cnsnews.com
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Total Bull$#%&!@* from Libs gone viral.
My Aunt use to collect rain water to wash clothes with, I don’t understand anyone going to jail for it, it is RAINWATER!!!!!!!!!!!!and it was okay until Obastard came along
The world has gone crazy. God supplied that rain water. not the state.
this is the beginning of total take over
wow signes that you have absoluty 0 rights
$#%&!@* THE JUDGE THAT GAVE THIS GUY 30 DAYS IN JAIL FOR SOMETHING GOD GIVES TO EVERYBODY HE WAS JUST SMARTER THEM THE JUDGE BY CATCHING THE FREE RAIN WATER
THIS IS RIDICULOUS
He’ll need to install a water meter so they can charge him for it
Rain is water and water is a God given human RIGHT! The courts arev WRONG! As is the Govt. Butt out of our God given rights!
This is c**p!