Korishan
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I just wanted this video, and it's rediculous the idiocy of what the laws are out there.
In the first half of the video a guy is put in jail for having installed a VAWT wind turbine. It's not huge. In fact, it's about 6' in diameter (maybe less) and is mounted just a few feet above his roof line like a TV antenna would be. But because he didn't take it down in time, he was put in jail. And they won't release him until his wife removes the foundation the turbine was resting on; even though several engineers have spoke up and said this would cause structural damage to their home.
In the second part, a man is being threatened to be put in jail for having collected rain water on his property. He has several large ponds that has been collecting water for decades. In fact, the fire department has even used his ponds with the helicopters to help put out fires in the area several times. The 1925 law states that the gov't has the rights to 'tributaries', which his ponds are not filled with. However, the jury was denied this information, the proper definition of tributaries by the law, as well as others, when hearing his case. He now is facing possible jail/prison time if he doesn't get his ponds drained in the allotted time frame. And on top of that, if a fire starts on his property and spreads to another property, he can fined up to $100,000; which the ponds have helped save several fires from spreading.
In the first half of the video a guy is put in jail for having installed a VAWT wind turbine. It's not huge. In fact, it's about 6' in diameter (maybe less) and is mounted just a few feet above his roof line like a TV antenna would be. But because he didn't take it down in time, he was put in jail. And they won't release him until his wife removes the foundation the turbine was resting on; even though several engineers have spoke up and said this would cause structural damage to their home.
In the second part, a man is being threatened to be put in jail for having collected rain water on his property. He has several large ponds that has been collecting water for decades. In fact, the fire department has even used his ponds with the helicopters to help put out fires in the area several times. The 1925 law states that the gov't has the rights to 'tributaries', which his ponds are not filled with. However, the jury was denied this information, the proper definition of tributaries by the law, as well as others, when hearing his case. He now is facing possible jail/prison time if he doesn't get his ponds drained in the allotted time frame. And on top of that, if a fire starts on his property and spreads to another property, he can fined up to $100,000; which the ponds have helped save several fires from spreading.
