Oregon Man Sentenced to 30 Days in Jail -- for Collecting Rainwater on His Property By Kendra Alleyne July 26, 2012
(CNSNews.com) – A rural Oregon man was sentenced Wednesday to 30 days in jail and over $1,500 in fines because he had three reservoirs on his property to collect and use rainwater.
Gary Harrington of Eagle Point, Ore., says he plans to appeal his conviction in Jackson County (Ore.) Circuit Court on nine misdemeanor charges under a 1925 law for having what state water managers called “three illegal reservoirs” on his property – and for filling the reservoirs with rainwater and snow runoff.
“The government is bullying,” Harrington told CNSNews.com in an interview Thursday.
“They’ve just gotten to be big bullies and if you just lay over and die and give up, that just makes them bigger bullies. So, we as Americans, we need to stand on our constitutional rights, on our rights as citizens and hang tough. This is a good country, we’ll prevail,” he said.
OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IT'S WATER.....the government allows water to be diverted to LasVegas but yet alot of our food supply needs this diverted water....
are they F'EN kidding......
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
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According to Oregon water laws, all water is publicly owned. Therefore, anyone who wants to store any type of water on their property must first obtain a permit from state water managers.
Harrington said he applied for three permits to legally house reservoirs for storm and snow water runoff on his property. One of the “reservoirs” had been on his property for 37 years, he said.
signs signs everywhere there's signs......
shame shame shame on us.....
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
So I would guess that the government would say you have to get a permit for the skies to rain on your garden
Kinda sounds like something DV and McC would do
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
It is absolutely ridiculous to fine a person for collecting rain water. We should be encouraging - not discouraging - people to conserve natural resources.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
According to Oregon water laws, all water is publicly owned.
HAAAAAAAAAA!!! Perhaps Oregon should consult with God!!!
Ya just can't make this crap up!! Has the government gone MAD???
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
Shhhhh that is domestic terrorist talk, just ask box
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
If he had a swimming pool collect the rainwater what could they say
"In the beginning of a change, the Patriot is a scarce man, brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a Patriot."
But Tom Paul, administrator of 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.
“The law that he is actually violating is not the 1925 provision, but it’s Oregon law that says all of the water in the state of Oregon is public water and if you want to use that water, either to divert it or to store it, you have to acquire a water right from the state of Oregon before doing that activity,” Paul told CNSNews.com.
We are a Free Country, We are a Free Country, We are a Free Country, We are a Free Country, We are a Free Country, We are a Free Country, We are a Free Country....
If you keep on repeating it, people then really believe it. I'm gonna go listen to some Lee Greenwood, Bruce Springsteen and Toby Keith to remind me how free and great America is.
Well I'm sure this law was written to correct someone from doing something much larger and worse than this poor guy( Their had to be a reason it was written). There should be a rule that every law needs to get reviewed every 50 years or something, so that out dated BS doesn't effect random people.
Keep giving the government more power, it worked well for the Jews. It is working well for us too, as we can see.
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
Well I'm sure this law was written to correct someone from doing something much larger and worse than this poor guy( Their had to be a reason it was written). There should be a rule that every law needs to get reviewed every 50 years or something, so that out dated BS doesn't effect random people.
like Vegas and Dubai
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Man Sentenced to 30 Days for Catching Rain Water on Own Property Enters Jail By Kendra Alleyne August 8, 2012
(CNSNews.com) – 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..............................>>>>......................>>>>..............................http://cnsnews.com/news/article/man-sentenced-30-days-catching-rain-water-own-property-enters-jail
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