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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Soon they will say stop breathing air
screwed up
This is pure BS , when will we Americans start to take the fight to these scumbags and idiots.
I build and sell
Rain harvesters in Oklahoma it’s just a matter of time before they try to enforce it here.
What about all those who catch rainwater and recycle it for their yards, gardens, etc.
this is getting rediculous
This is so ridiculous
Maryland is taxing people based on how much square footage their driveway, rooftop, out buildings and sidewalks “inhibit” the rain and snow melts from entering directly into the ground. A back door way to “own” rain and snow.
people are freaking crazy next they will arrest you for getting wet from the rain $#%&!@* wtf is wrong with you lunaticks
Run a foul of government backed monopolies and pay the price. It is always about the money. Keep your windmills and solar panels small and discrete, off grid living is a threat to the power structure.