"it's for the children"

The Larry Rice issue was raised this evening, I didn't stay for the whole part of that discussion due to a severe migraine. All of the speakers I personally heard used the age old adage "it's for the children" a phrase taken out of the democrat play book to spend millions of dollars on a substandard education
It appeared that no one is comparing apples to apples in this debate including the few council members I heard make remarks. Here is the skinny, when one of Larry Rice's facilities has something go down that causes a death or injury Larry Rice gets blamed NOT the perpetrator, however when someone in a school gets injured or killed then why don't we blame the administrators or at the very least the government that would be along the same lines.
The argument to keep this homeless shelter from becoming a reality is nothing more than knee jerk reactions by a vocal minority that truly hasn't researched the subject. The probability of anything happening in or near this veterans homeless shelter isn't any greater than going downtown to one of our many bars.
Personally this shelter doesn't affect me in any manner although there are some half-way houses in and around my neighborhood and as of yet I haven't heard any complaints from anyone that lives near them.

Based upon the arguments I heard this evening if just one child that attended Central H.S. has been convicted of a robbery then shouldn't we send ALL children going to Central to jail now before they have the opportunity to commit a crime.
You may feel that statement is extreme however it is the very same argument turned around against those that are against the homeless veterans shelter.
I believe the shelter should be given the go ahead with stipulations that make it a very secure place to be and to verify that the neighborhoods will continue to be as safe as possible. I usually like vocal minorities when they make a point that is conducive and well thought out, however when they go off half cocked like those that spoke this evening on this issue they do nothing except move a conversation into the extreme.

So city council has a choice on this matter and it appears they are once again going down the wrong direction.

Homeless shelter for veterans in Springfield

I find it quite amazing that parents are up in arms about this shelter because they fear that a sexual predator might be allowed into this shelter, never mind that it would be a violation of Jessica's LAW if this happened.

Yet they will send their young children to government schools and they haven't the slightest clue if a sexual predator might be teaching little Sara or little Johnny. Do a goggle search on teachers having sex with children students and you'll get 1,760,000 hits on the subject. Not to mention the lackluster education they receive on the founding of this nation and the importance of the Constitution and this Republic.

Somehow a homeless shelter for veterans is supposed to contain mentally deranged patients that could somehow be a child molester but our government school system is FREE from this dilemma ? I DON'T THINK SO !!!!

YES Mr. Rice has a history of ignoring Springfield zoning laws, the one I recall the best happened a few years ago during an extremely cold week in '02 which Mr. Rice opened up his facility so as to allow homeless people to come in from the cold instead of freezing to death. The imperial government structure in Springfield booted the people out in single digit temperatures because the business they were housed in temporarily didn't have the proper zoning requirements for this action.

Resolution opposes homeless vets center

Incidents at other New Life facilities worry school board.

Cory de Vera
News-Leader


The Springfield school board unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday calling on federal officials to prohibit the New Life Evangelistic Center from operating a homeless veterans facility near Central High School.

The Rev. Larry Rice was able to obtain the facility, the former Social Security building at 806 N. Jefferson Ave., because a federal law in the McKinney Vento Act calls for surplus federal property to go to programs that help the homeless.

The resolution says New Life has "a history of noncompliance with Springfield building and fire codes, as well as a documented history of violent crime at several of its locations throughout the state of Missouri."

Having the facility so near the high school, says the resolution, "poses a direct threat to the safety and well being of the students at Central High School."

Several people from the Central High Site Council stood when Springfield board president asked for those in support of the resolution to stand. One person spoke out against the resolution.

The resolution which will be sent to Missouri's senators, congressman Roy Blunt, local state representatives and the governor, among others.

Board President Kris Callen said the resolution is not anti-veteran or anti-homeless. Instead, she said, it speaks to someone who may be very well-intended who runs facilities that have suffered negative consequences — including a recent murder — perhaps because of lack of oversight.

"This is prudent," said Callen. "We are trying to be as proactive as we can."