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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UNFREAKING BELIEVABLE!!!!!!!
hell here in mountains of west Virginia we due this all the time even city hall dose it
how is it the “states” water if it came from the sky???? here’s another town manager getting way out of hand– job made their head swell a little too much.. I can relate to him I was forced by the township where I like to hook up to city water or have a lien on my property. 20+ years ago when I built my home they didn’t have enough city water so I sunk a well and had it drilled 100′ more after they hit good water. Now 20+ years later the want to hit me with a tapping fee plus their hardware.. Can’t fight them they’re using my tax money to make my life miserable.. Government has WAY to much power.
WOW….Rain Water, imagine !!!
Absurd!
compared to Obama this guy is innocent
This is the result of electing Obama. You lose your freedom of speech if you are in the tea party and you go to jail for collecting rain water. If you lie to the public time and time again you are given the nobel peace price.
such bull, no one should ever have to go to jail for this.
Idiots all!!!
FK THE RAIN POLICE…