美國惡法之三：在美國有些州，收集雨水是犯法的

說來你可能不信， 美國有些州，比如猶它，俄勒岡， 華盛頓和科羅拉多州， 未經授權， 在自己家或院子裏收集天上掉下的雨水是犯法的！

2012年美國俄勒岡州伊格爾波恩特市男子加裏·哈林頓因為私自收集雨水被判處入獄30天並繳納罰款1500美元。

http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/08/16/man-jailed-for-collecting-rainwater-in-illegal-reservoirs-on-his-property/


也許那一天， 呼氣空氣也要得到授權。 真要好好想想， 哪些是天賦人權。

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You have been duped. Collecting rain water was not against the law. The guy was in a law suit with the state for years because he built a dam across channels on his property.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/crime/rainwater.asp
Imagine what can happen if private citizens can cut off water that flows through their property at will. They can sell it, blackmail people who need it, etc. It's not unreasonable to require a permit to building a reservoir on your property, because it collects not only rainwater falling on your property, but run-off from land you don't own.

The guy applied for a permit to build the dam, but it was revoked later. The guy manipulated the words to stir up public opinion in his favor.