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 $1500 for collecting rainwater and snow runoff on his property.
The Oregon Water Resources Department, claims that Harrington has been violating the state’s water use law by diverting water from streams running into the Big Butte River.
But Harrington says he is not diverting the state’s water — merely collecting rainwater and snow melt that falls or flows on his own property.
Source: /cnsnews.com
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That is BULL$#%&!@*!!! His property he should be able to do with it as he pleases!!!
The south needs to rise again!!!!
Insane!!!
we live in a $#%&!@*ing dictator$#%&!@* what happen to the $#%&!@*ing united states the $#%&!@*ing liberals destroyed the usa
this is bull $#%&!@*
Wow Juan I see you have foul language skills!
come on, someone wanted to make a name for themselves and they did, how STUPID to do this for being conservative with water, which is from the Lord and didn’t cost any one any thing. Those that chose this stupid punishment need to have to trade places with him
What a criminal! Smh
Stop the madness !!!!
That is BS how can they charge you for catching rain water? If it refills your pool is that against the law? I remember we caught rain water to wash our hair when we were younger.