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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Why do people think they are fighting for freedom in Iraq and they said one big lie about wmd? When will the sheeple wake up freedom costs money and this guy going to jail most certainly is broke and does not have freedom
You don’t mess with the government’s rain water. What was he thinking?
Welcome to Oregon people. The state nickels and dimes it’s residents to death. They say I owe them money and yet say there’s something a miss with why. I served a ten day sentence a few years back on a misdemeanor. Two years ago I was garnished at work for 22,000 dollars. They say I never showed up for court so they sentenced me in absentia. They also have me listed as in court and served(not a major offense) my time. Now I have to write the judge every six months and ask for it to be taken back. He always says keep paying and we will revisit the case in 6 months. It’s been two years and I owe 15 grand now.
I’ll never get my monies back that were taken illegally
If you read the article he was charged with diverting a creek. That is a clear violation of water rights.
#LandOfTheFree
He surrendered………..
What????
$#%&!@* oregon and it’s politicians lawyers and judges hang them high !!!
Obama’s EPA regulations people!! Period!!