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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From the rooftops….
That’s what happens when the silent majority doesn’t stand up together and fight for our rights. We are quickly becoming a 3rd world country. I for one am ready for a “change” and Hillary is not the answer.
Oh stop it Take this fools to Court and sue. Rain Barrel water belongs to God not our stupid President and the liberal agenda along with his lying liberals and Dems ignore them they work for us (unfortunately)!
This is unAmerican. Why is it against the law to collect a natural resource? This sounds more like a communist country.
The people of Oregon need to go to that jail house and protest! Get him out. This is the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard of!
WATER IS FREE TILL IT HITS THE GROUND
Disgusting
That’s so stupid
These regulators are bullies. They must have had their lunch money taken from them as children. They now have become what they feared.
This is so ridiculous. What has become of tgus country.