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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was he catching it on his own property, off his own house. was he selling public watch to others for a profit. this is typical government overreach. this guy should sue everyone involved.
Coooomo? Increible.
Stupid
What BS!
it is all about control, power and money those in power want more money from and more control over the working class people
This is a completer miscarriage of justice and a vast overreach of power. All alphabet agencies should be defunded and then dismantled!
Is it true, what’s happening now in US law
That is NOT happening in “US law”…that is a 1925 Oregon state law. Focus…focus!!!
Thank you mr president ass hole
Read for comprehension, dummy. It is a 1925 Oregon “state law”, and has nothing to do with Obama. Cut the BS of when stuff goes wrong…blame the black guy.
I don’t give a rat’s a.. if he lines his holes with gold!!! If Mother Nature decides to rain or snow on a piece of property legally owned and paying taxes on, It belongs to the land and property /the owner!!!!!
Get the sorry ass Obama administration out of office and we will get back to normal.
You sir are a idiot. 1925 law. The country was f way before obama. I am not a overly fond obama but I know he is not our main problem it is people like this actting childish im gonna hold my breath till I get what I want and not do nothing attitude, grow up figure out wtf you can do besides point a finger .. which is what our political leaders have been doing since obama got into office..nothing so we can be so grateful we he is out, we will vote for anything. The next administration will be spending their 4 to 8 years not doing $#%&!@* constructive because they set us up so well we will belive they straightening out his.. so for the next 12 yrs We will be condition to..no what forget it. You do not have the capacity to understand what is real. I apologize. $#%&!@*.. damn kids. Wisdom makes you grown.