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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So incredibly ridiculous! Is this still the U.S.A.? I have to wonder.
Around here all i have to do is unplug my sump pump
Ridiculous
Obama get rid of the EPA, rain is a free commodity and the epa needs to be hands off, are they going to regulate the sun next.
So many of you dumbasses know nothing about the laws concerning this case, but still feel the need to say wether your uniformed ass feels he is guilty or innocent. Please, just stfu if you don’t know what your talking about.
Y’all better thank Obama for that b.s. I’m not a c**n, sellout, nor an ass kisser; I’m just telling it like it is.
One word. Control
They must not of had his finger prints of file so they came up with a solution.
I thought this page was about truth. Why aren’t you telling your readers that collecting rainwater is legal in Oregon but creating reservoirs on a public watershed without owning the water rights is illegal. He’s going to jail for illegal collection of public water, the towns water, without the right to do so.
Shavoris Antwon, tell me what, exactly, the President had to do with this man being arrested, tried and jailed for breaking the law. You’re full of it.