Recent comments in /f/springfieldMO

ArtemisGrey t1_ja00z6l wrote

I lived there for a decade and overall good experience. Traffic noise varies depending on which unit you reside. I never minded the noise of traffic or neighbors but noticed a difference between near office and near Kansas expressway. If you ever run late, the only two traffic lights out will betray you every time though lol.

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Arc-ansas t1_ja00s38 wrote

Nice work!

I've never heard police calling it a "sunshine request" before. Usually it's referred to as FOIA (Freedom of Information Act Requests). From what I can tell generally a Sunshine request has to do with government meetings and being able to get access to those minutes, actions, votes etc. And originally the Sunshine law was a federal law passed after Watergate that some states also passed their own version later. Guess it's a Missouri thing to call it Sunshine.

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Anonymous-Turtle-25 t1_ja00buh wrote

I worked near downtown and msu for multiple years. I usually got off work at midnight and ive seen too many dangerous situations to consider them places i’d rather not go to at night alone. Downvote me all you want, but Spfd being a top 10 Violent Crime city per 100k people in recent years does mean there are dangerous areas that you should at least be careful in.

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22TopShelf22 t1_j9zwlqf wrote

Get a job. Stop doing drugs. Get your life together. You're putting words in my mouth so you can be a victim. I never said homeless people weren't people, you did. What gives homeless people the right to live on someone else's property? Ditching used needles and leaving it to look like a landfill? And the land owner that doesn't allow it is a bad person? Get real buddy

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AdLess205 OP t1_j9zuzpv wrote

Reply to comment by headbangin1 in Really people? by AdLess205

I know! I would be the same way! I would have no clue what to do other than find a staff member to make an announcement. But I'm pretty sure this green truck was the one who started it all

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Dramatic_Ad_6560 t1_j9zpdg0 wrote

It doesn't matter if it was one comment or 17. If the intended audience is stating how the interruption is impeding their ability to communicate freely, which you can see from the students' response in the article, then yes, it's interfering and it is a problem.

Her job is not to attend events and call out things she disagrees with. It's also not her job to call out decisions on her own; that's why there's an entire board. Her role in this situation would be to address it at a board meeting, where the entire board is able to communicate about it. The board has legislative authority over the district; they do not have the authority to disturb educational sessions at an off-site event. She had no right to interrupt the session, regardless of her position on the board.

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armenia4ever t1_j9zo24o wrote

So one comment about it only being part of the room undermines the sessions and discounts the students experiences? Am I getting that right? It makes it a debate? One comment?

Thats enough to run interference on a discussion and some completely undermine it? Is that what advocacy for students is considered now? What's the point of the job then?

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Dramatic_Ad_6560 t1_j9zltf5 wrote

It was for students. It wasn't for school board members or for general members of the community to talk. Thomas-Tate asked a question. Based on the article, Mohammadkhani took issue with the activity and the response from the speaker saying that "most of the room raised their hands" when it was only "part" of the room. Her comment, as it currently reads and based on response from the students, sounds like she was trying to undermine the session and discount the experiences those students may have had. This event is not a debate, nor was it for anyone other than the students, which means, by definition, it was absolutely an interruption. Her job is to advocate for students, not run interference on any discussion that she disagrees with.

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levar54321 t1_j9zbobt wrote

Reminded me I lived there right after they were built and was allowed to rent the wheelchair friendly apartment. It was very nice back then faced the pool and clubhouse with basketball court, pool tables, etc. I hope they're still nice.

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