美国恶法之三：在美国有些州，收集雨水是犯法的

说来你可能不信， 美国有些州，比如犹它，俄勒冈， 华盛顿和科罗拉多州， 未经授权， 在自己家或院子里收集天上掉下的雨水是犯法的！

2012年美国俄勒冈州伊格尔波恩特市男子加里·哈林顿因为私自收集雨水被判处入狱30天并缴纳罚款1500美元。

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


也许那一天， 呼气空气也要得到授权。 真要好好想想， 哪些是天赋人权。

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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The guy applied for a permit to build the dam, but it was revoked later.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.