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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Ivory says:
“Reading the comments here…blaming the federal government, Obama administration, and Obama himself…is PROOF positive of the galactic stupidity of a number of the voting public. Can’t you people read…the man was convicted of violating a 1925 OREGON state law…not a federal law. It has nothing to do with Obama, Congress, or the federal government. Read for comprehension…have enough self pride to look for the truth, instead of blaming the black guy in the White House.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/man-gets-30-days-jail-catching-rain-water-property/comment-page-11/#comment-322092
They are all liberal wacky people anyway. They ask for socialism and did not understand what they were getting. Well they got it. Deal with it.
That’s our stupid state with tax happy Kitshaber as governor.
Rain comes from the sky…U can’t own it….Wow…Is God Gonna Make Y’all Pay For That!!! And I Thought the World was Getting Smarter….So Much For That!!!!
I like the gas stations.
You bring socialism in a country and you end up like all the other countries.
Oregon has great Pinot noir
Pathetic!
That’s why I blame the state and will not travel to that state. These are the same idiots that nearly lost their state to a religious nut!!!!!!!!!!
However, forgetting her liberal inclinations, Ivory is correct. It is a state law.