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DATE:		910510
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o          A.1 utt1:  Okay.  /
sd          A.1 utt2:  {D Well, } I heard Dallas is pretty bad with the crime. /  

sd          B.2 utt1:  {D Well, } {D you know, } {D you know } last night I was listening to the, {F uh, } ten o'clock news. /  

b          A.3 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.4 utt1:  {C And } for the first five to seven minutes of a news broadcast all they were talking about was the number of shootings, the number of drug deals that were going on, and crime  /
sv          B.4 utt2: [ {C and, } + {C and } ] it's so depressing just to even listen to the news anymore. /  

aa          A.5 utt1:  Uh-huh <noise>.  /
sd          A.5 utt2:  The same way here in Dennison. /  

b          B.6 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.7 utt1:  {E I mean, } {F uh, } back a couple weeks ago they found, {F uh, } some people I don't remember at some fast food restaurant.  /
sd          A.7 utt2:  [ They had been, + I can't remember if they had been shot ] or if they had just been thrown in the freezer  /
sd          A.7 utt3: {C but } I'm pretty sure they'd been shot and put the freezer at the fast,   

b          B.8 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.9 utt1:  food restaurant. /  

b          B.10 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.11 utt1:  {C And } I've [ worked, + worked ] in fast food restaurants.  /
sv          A.11 utt2:  They don't have that much money on hand, /  

b          B.12 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sv          A.13 utt1:  they really don't. /  

aa          B.14 utt1:  Yeah.  /
sd          B.14 utt2:  I did too.  /
sd          B.14 utt3:  I remember [ us-, + I used ] to work at, {F uh, } Kentucky Fried Chicken. /  

b          A.15 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.16 utt1:  [ {C And, } + {C and  } ] I just couldn't believe, {F um, } {D you know, }  that - /
sd          B.16 utt2: now I would hate to work at a fast food restaurant or even have my children work in one. /  

b          A.17 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          B.18 utt1:  And, {F uh, } because of, {F uh, } the crime - /
sv          B.18 utt2: that they would, {F um, } kill people just for the few couple hundred dollars that they would have in there,   

b          A.19 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          B.20 utt1:  {F uh, } in their cash drawer. -/  

aa          A.21 utt1:  Right.  /
sd          A.21 utt2:  My husband worked at a gas station when he was a teenager. /  

b          B.22 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.23 utt1:  {C And } [ he, + {D well } I don't know, he ] decided not to work one night or something  /
sd          A.23 utt2: {C and } one of the guys that was working was shot, /  

b          B.24 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.25 utt1:  {C and, } Kenny quit the next day. /  

b          B.26 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.27 utt1:  [ He just, + he couldn't ] deal with it. /  

b          B.28 utt1:  Yeah.  /
b^r          B.28 utt2:  yeah.  /
ba          B.28 utt3:  {F Oh, } I understand what your talking about.  /
%          B.28 utt4:  So, yeah,  /
sd          B.28 utt5: I have, {F uh, } {F uh, } {D you know, } a real problem, {F uh, }  /
sv          B.28 utt6: even though I live further out in the suburbs,   

b          A.29 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.30 utt1:  the crime follows you anywhere, /  

aa          A.31 utt1:  Everywhere. /  

sv          B.32 utt1:  [ it, + it ] doesn't matter [ if you live in a small town or + if you live in a small town or ] if you live in a large city like this. /  

b          A.33 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.34 utt1:  {F Um, } [ {C so, } + {C but, } ] I just think about [ the + all the ] different ways that we have to protect ourselves from, -/  

sv          A.35 utt1:  It just seems like a lot of people are attracted to the bigger cities though, /  

b          B.36 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          A.37 utt1:  the worst part of it. -/  

b          B.38 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.39 utt1:  {F Um, } I lived in Louisville, Kentucky for a while, /  

b          B.40 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.41 utt1:  {C but, } I lived on the outskirts too,  /
sd          A.41 utt2: {C but } Louisville was pretty bad especially during {D like } the, {F uh, } Kentucky Derby. /  

b          B.42 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.43 utt1:  At this time of the year it's horrible to live in Louisville. /  

b          B.44 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
b^r          B.44 utt2:  Uh-huh. /  

%          A.45 utt1:  {C But, } {F uh. } -/  

b          B.46 utt1:  Yeah.  /
h          B.46 utt2:  {D So, } I don't know, {F um, } {D you know, }  /
sd^t          B.46 utt3: it's asking about what kind of steps we can take, {F um, } {F uh, } {D you know, } just as citizens to try and, {F um, } {F uh, } protect ourselves.  /
sd          B.46 utt4: I know I have, {F uh, } {F um, } home security system. /  

b          A.47 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.48 utt1:  {C Plus, } I have [ the, + {F uh, } the ] special lights [ on, + on ] the outside.  /
sd          B.48 utt2:  {C And } I have, -/  

qy^d          A.49 utt1:  The ones that blink off and on. /  

ny          B.50 utt1:  Yeah,  /
%          B.50 utt2: that, {F uh, } -/  

qy^d          A.51 utt1:  By themselves I mean. /  

ny          B.52 utt1:  yeah,  /
ny^r          B.52 utt2: yeah.  /
sd^e^m          B.52 utt3:  By themselves  /
sd          B.52 utt4: [ if you + if there's ] some kind of movement,   

b          A.53 utt1:  Right. /  

+          B.54 utt1:  then they'll automatically come on. {F Um, }  /
sd          B.54 utt2: {C but, } {E I mean } it's just I'm constantly think about keeping us safe and protected,   

b          A.55 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.56 utt1:  verses, {F um, } -/  

qw          A.57 utt1:  How many kids do you have? /  

sd          B.58 utt1:  Two.  /
sd^r          B.58 utt2:  Two. /  

bk          A.59 utt1:  Oh  /
qy          A.59 utt2: a boy or? -/  

sd          B.60 utt1:  One of each. /  

sd          A.61 utt1:  {F Oh, } that's what I've got, /  

b          B.62 utt1:  <Laughter> Yeah.  /
b^r          B.62 utt2:  Yeah. /  

sv          A.63 utt1:  It is scary,  /
qy          A.63 utt2: [ are your ba-, + are they babies ] or, -/  

nn          B.64 utt1:  No,  /
nn^r          B.64 utt2: no,  /
sd^e          B.64 utt3: there teenagers now. /  

sv          A.65 utt1:  {F Oh, } {D well } good.   (( That )) they're a comfort to you.  /
sd          A.65 utt2:  I've still got babies.  /
%          A.65 utt3: Okay <laughter>. /  

b          B.66 utt1:  Yeah  /
x          B.66 utt2: <laughter>.   

sd          A.67 utt1:  I've got [ a, + a ] four year old.  {A He'll be four. } And a three month old. /  

ba          B.68 utt1:  {F Oh, } wow. /  

sv          A.69 utt1:  {C And } it's scary <laughter>,   

b          B.70 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          A.71 utt1:  sometimes. /  

ba          B.72 utt1:  That's a problem.  /
%          B.72 utt2:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.73 utt1:  I'm used to living in, {F uh, } - /
%          A.73 utt2: which - /
sd          A.73 utt3: we don't live in the city, /  

b          B.74 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

%          A.75 utt1:  {C but } we just. - /
sd          A.75 utt2: It's still more crowded than what I'm used to, /  

b          B.76 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.77 utt1:  I'm used to having, {D you know, } eight or ten houses on one street  /
sd          A.77 utt2: {C and } this one's got houses on either side and, {D you know, }   

b          B.78 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          A.79 utt1:  real close together, /  

b          B.80 utt1:  Yeah. /  

%          A.81 utt1:  and just, -/  

aa          B.82 utt1:  Yeah.  /
aa          B.82 utt2:  It's different,  /
aa          B.82 utt3: yeah, /  

x          A.83 utt1:  <Throat_clearing>.   

%          B.84 utt1:  living down here. - /
%          B.84 utt2: [ Now, + now ] the nice thing, {F uh, } - /
sd          B.84 utt3: I feel a little bit more comfort since we're so close together like this.  {F Um, }  /
sv          B.84 utt4: [ I, + I ] feel like that there's going to be, {F uh, } less crime  /
sv          B.84 utt5: {C or } your neighbors going to be watching out for you, {F um, }   

b          A.85 utt1:  Right. /  

+          B.86 utt1:  because [ [ it's, + it's practically, ] + it's ] in their backyard, too, /  

b          A.87 utt1:  {F Oh, } {F oh } {D well, }  /
sd          A.87 utt2: we think our neighbors are stealing from us, {D actually } my husband.  /
sd          A.87 utt3: [ They, {F uh, } + {D well, } [ the + one ] of them's ] a teenager that lives next door  /
sd          A.87 utt4: {C and } her friends are pretty wild.  /
sd          A.87 utt5:  They've stolen gas out of our vehicles. /  

ba          B.88 utt1:  {F Oh } goodness. /  

sd          A.89 utt1:  {C And so } he went and got a locking gas cap for his. /  

b          B.90 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.91 utt1:  They weren't stealing it out of mine so much, because [ my car, + the gas thing ] is kind of weird where it's hard to,   

b          B.92 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.93 utt1:  syphon gas out. /  

b          B.94 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.95 utt1:  {C So } [ he, + he ] went and got a locking cap  /
sd          A.95 utt2: {C and } they [ cu-, + tried ] to break that off. /  

ba          B.96 utt1:  {F Oh } my goodness. /  

sd          A.97 utt1:  {C And } [ you + <throat_clearing>, {E excuse me. }   

b          B.98 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.99 utt1:  He ] went down to  (( Uba )) , and noticed that it was hanging off [ where, + where ] they had tried to break it off. /  

b          B.100 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.101 utt1:  {C And } they stole our tailgate off his truck <laughter>. /  

ba          B.102 utt1:  {F Oh } goodness. /  

sd          A.103 utt1:  {D Well, } we can't say they did  /
%          A.103 utt2: {C but, } -/  

^2          B.104 utt1:  Someone did, /  

%          A.105 utt1:  We're pretty, - /
%          A.105 utt2: yeah, /  

b^m          B.106 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.107 utt1:  it had to be somebody that, {D you know, } could do it in the middle of the night  /
sd          A.107 utt2: {C and, } {D you know, } they'd seen it earlier. /  

b          B.108 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
b^r          B.108 utt2:  Uh-huh.  /
b          B.108 utt3:  Yeah  /
by          B.108 utt4: I know that it's a real problem.  /
sv          B.108 utt5:  It doesn't matter where you are anymore. /  

b          A.109 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          B.110 utt1:  It's, {F uh, } more of a matter of [ what you, + the steps that you ] do to keep yourself safe,  /
%          B.110 utt2: [ {C and } + {F um, } {C so } ] [ that's, + that's ] why I try and, {F uh, } do, -/  

sv          A.111 utt1:  {D Well, } the only thing that we can do as citizens is, {D you know, } like, {F uh, } watch groups that they'll have. /  

b          B.112 utt1:  Uh-huh, /  

x          A.113 utt1:   ((   )) .   

b          B.114 utt1:  uh-huh. /  

sv          A.115 utt1:  {C But } they can be dangerous too. /  

b          B.116 utt1:  Really. /  

sd          A.117 utt1:  I've thought about it. /  

b          B.118 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          A.119 utt1:  {D You know, } that <<pause>> this isn't like walking around and looking for somebody  /
sv          A.119 utt2: you can get yourself into trouble. /  

aa          B.120 utt1:  Yeah.  /
aa^r          B.120 utt2:  Yeah.  /
sd          B.120 utt3:  {D You know, } I was going home the other day  /
sd          B.120 utt4: {C and } I saw, {F um, } a guy [ who, + who ] looked like he was breaking into a window, /  

b          A.121 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.122 utt1:  {C and } I thought, gee whiz, {D you know, } I don't know if he's really doing that or not or if [ he's, th-, + he's the ] person who lives there.  {F Uh, }  /
sd          B.122 utt2: {D you know, } [ {C and, } + {C and } ] I was thinking {D well, } I need to call the police when I get back home  /
sd          B.122 utt3: [ {C and } + {C because } ] it was about {F oh } about four or five blocks from where we live  /
sd          B.122 utt4: [ {C and, } + {F uh, } {C and } ] I thought no, {D you know, } because I wouldn't know if that was really a robber or not because it was in broad daylight.  /
sv          B.122 utt5:  {C But } anymore, {D you know, } the crime happens in daylight,   

b          A.123 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          B.124 utt1:  as it does [ in, + in ] night, /  

sd          A.125 utt1:  {D Well, } I watched it on T V, {F oh, } I guess last year sometime.  /
sd          A.125 utt2: They'll break in [ at the day, + in the daytime, ] /  

b          B.126 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.127 utt1:  {C and, } I hear that, {D you know, } [ it's + if ] you lock yourself out of your house  /
sd          A.127 utt2: {C and } you try to get in your house -- /  

b          B.128 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

%          A.129 utt1:  -- it will - /
%          A.129 utt2: you give - /
sd          A.129 utt3: that half the time it takes you to break in. -/  

b          B.130 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.131 utt1:  {F Uh, } a professional could break in, in,   

^2          B.132 utt1:  Half that time, /  

+          A.133 utt1:  half that time. /  

ba          B.134 utt1:  wow.  /
sv          B.134 utt2:  I mean that's so scary. /  

aa          A.135 utt1:  Yeah.  /
aa          A.135 utt2:  It is. /  

sv          B.136 utt1:  So scary [ you, + you ] think you've got yourself all locked in and safe,  /
sv          B.136 utt2: [ {C and, } + {C and, } ] {F uh, } somebody could break in, {F uh, }  /
sd          B.136 utt3: {F oh } I have a dog, /  

b          A.137 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.138 utt1:  that's the one thing that I like. /  

sd          A.139 utt1:  [ I'm getting me, + {F uh, } I ] want a German Shepherd. /  

b          B.140 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
b^r          B.140 utt2:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.141 utt1:  {F Um, } I don't want any of those ones that will  ((   ))  up the kids, /  

b          B.142 utt1:  Right. /  

sd          A.143 utt1:  {C but } I do want a German Shepherd. /  

b          B.144 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
b^r          B.144 utt2:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.145 utt1:  {C Because } my husband will leave every once in a while,   

b          B.146 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.147 utt1:  for, - /
sd          A.147 utt2: he works on the railroad. /  

b          B.148 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.149 utt1:  {C And } I'm scared here by myself. /  

b          B.150 utt1:  {F Oh } yeah.  /
b^r          B.150 utt2:  {F Oh } yeah.  /
%          B.150 utt3:  {C So } that's ano-,  {F uh, } - /
sd          B.150 utt4: we have a little dog now  /
sd          B.150 utt5: {C but } he is just as vicious [ as is, + {D you know, } if you, ] bu-, -/  

qy^d          A.151 utt1:  And loud. /  

na^m         B.152 utt1:  And loud,  /
ny          B.152 utt2: yeah, <laughter>  /
sd^e          B.152 utt3: {C and } I thought that, {F uh, } {D you know, } we'd have to have a big dog  /
sd          B.152 utt4: {C but } we doesn't need a big dog.  /
sd          B.152 utt5:  We got this little bitty dog that, {F uh, } - /
sd          B.152 utt6: part Dachshunds {C and } part Cocker Spaniel. /  

b          A.153 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.154 utt1:  {C And } [ he, + {F um, } ease ] very protective, /  

sv          A.155 utt1:  The Cocker Spaniels are loud <laughter>.  /
sv          A.155 utt2:  {D Well } [ that's, +   

aa          B.156 utt1:  yeah.  /
sv          B.156 utt2:  Very protective, /  

+          A.157 utt1:  {D now } that's ] one of the best deterrents for a robber is a noisy neighbor even if the neighbor's got a noisy dog. /  

b          B.158 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          A.159 utt1:  That's a deterrent. /  

b          B.160 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          A.161 utt1:  Because they know that that dog's going to bark. /  

aa          B.162 utt1:  That's right. /  

sv          A.163 utt1:  {C But } it's easy to fool a dog too. /  

b          B.164 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sv          A.165 utt1:  {D you know, } throw them meat or -- -/  

b          B.166 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          A.167 utt1:  -- {F um, } [ a + a ] real intense burglar can just get another dog that's in heat. /  

b          B.168 utt1:  Right. /  

%          A.169 utt1:  From what I've he-, - /
sd          A.169 utt2: {D you know, } <laughter> saw it on T V. /  

ba          B.170 utt1:  {F Oh, } wow, gosh.  /
fc          B.170 utt2: {D Well, } it was nice talking to you. /  

fc          A.171 utt1:  Yeah,  /
fc          A.171 utt2: it was. /  

fc          B.172 utt1:  # Okay. # /  

fc          A.173 utt1:  # {C And } [ I, + #  maybe we'll ] meet up again. /  

fc          B.174 utt1:  Okay. /  

fc          A.175 utt1:  All righty. /  

fc          B.176 utt1:  # Bye-bye. # /  

fc^m          A.177 utt1:  # Bye-bye. # / 
