The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted June 30, 2014 Share #1 Posted June 30, 2014 (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 Couch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chopped Liver Posted June 30, 2014 Share #2 Posted June 30, 2014 The whole damned world is going bat shit crazy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrAzY Posted June 30, 2014 Share #3 Posted June 30, 2014 I am screwed if they ever come up to my property in the UP... I have three 55 gal containers and soon to have an underground 3,000 water holding tank... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted June 30, 2014 Share #4 Posted June 30, 2014 Read the counterpoint --apparently the citizen was doing a lot more than just collecting rainwater. http://www.watercache.com/blog/2012/09/rainwater-collection-leads-to-jail-sentence-how-news-headlines-get-it-wrong/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted July 1, 2014 Share #5 Posted July 1, 2014 Read the counterpoint --apparently the citizen was doing a lot more than just collecting rainwater. http://www.watercache.com/blog/2012/09/rainwater-collection-leads-to-jail-sentence-how-news-headlines-get-it-wrong/ Please don't confuse us with facts. We want emotions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former member Posted July 1, 2014 Share #6 Posted July 1, 2014 Read the counterpoint --apparently the citizen was doing a lot more than just collecting rainwater. http://www.watercache.com/blog/2012/09/rainwater-collection-leads-to-jail-sentence-how-news-headlines-get-it-wrong/ There are two sides to this story? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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