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FILENAME:	4608_1660_1533
TOPIC#:		312
DATE:		920408
TRANSCRIBER:	nk
UTT_CODERL:		AEE
DIFFICULTY:	3
TOPICALITY:	1
NATURALNESS:	1
ECHO_FROM_B:	1
ECHO_FROM_A:	1
STATIC_ON_A:	1
STATIC_ON_B:	1
BACKGROUND_A:	1
BACKGROUND_B:	1
REMARKS:        Speakers talked over each other a lot.

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qo          A.1 utt1:  {D So, }  {F um, } how do you feel about the crime in your city?  /
%          A.1 utt2:  # Is it, {F uh, } # -/  

sd          @B.2 utt1:  # {D Well, } {F um, } # Minneapolis isn't too bad.  /
sd          @B.2 utt2: {F Uh, }  I know that there's been some increases in crime lately in terms of murders. /  

b          A.3 utt1:  # Uh-huh. # /  

sd          B.4 utt1:  # {F Uh, } # that's kind of gone up in scale [ and, + <noise> and ] some other things.  /
sd          B.4 utt2:  {F Uh, }  I personally had  (( a little ))  experience the other day.  /
sd          B.4 utt3: {F Uh, }  somebody broke my passenger window <noise> and stole a uniform out of my truck. /  

b          A.5 utt1:  {F Oh, } really. /  

sd          B.6 utt1:  {C But, }  {D actually, } {D you know, } when you look [ at, + at ] Minneapolis as compared to where I used to live, it's really quite a bit better.    

b          A.7 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.8 utt1:  {F Uh, } because I came from Florida  /
sd          B.8 utt2: {C and } in Orlando, [ there's, + crime is ] getting to be a bigger problem than ever,  /
%          B.8 utt3: {C so. } -/  

b          A.9 utt1:  {F Oh, } # yeah. # /  

qw          B.10 utt1:  # What # part of California # are you from? # /  

sd          A.11 utt1:  # San Jose, # California. /  

bh          B.12 utt1:  {F Oh, } really?   /
sd          B.12 utt2: # I have a good friend there. # /  

sd          A.13 utt1:  # Here, {D you know, } # the real problems are the gangs. /  

b          B.14 utt1:  Yeah #  ((   )) . # /  

sd          A.15 utt1:  # [ A lot of # gang related, + a lot of murders,  ] {F uh, } just in general the whole, - /
sd          A.15 utt2:  we've only been here a couple of years.  /
sd          A.15 utt3:  {F Uh, }  before that we lived in Colorado  /
sd          A.15 utt4: {C but } in comparison to Colorado, it's real noticeable. /  

aa          B.16 utt1:  {F Oh } yeah.  /
aa          B.16 utt2: # Uh-huh. # /  

%          A.17 utt1:  # {E I mean } # [ you can just feel, + {E I mean, } I can just sense, ] - /
sd          A.17 utt2: {E I mean } [ I won't even, + I won't ] go to the grocery store at night. /  

aa          B.18 utt1:  Yeah.  /
aa^r          B.18 utt2: Yeah,  /
%          B.18 utt3: that's <<very faint>>, -/  

b          A.19 utt1:  You know.  /
sd          A.19 utt2: {C And } [ it, + it's ] that kind of thing  /
%          A.19 utt3: {C and, }  {F uh, } -/  

sv          B.20 utt1:  That's really a shame when it has to constrain your activities like, -/  

aa          A.21 utt1:  Yeah.  /
sd          A.21 utt2:  We have a neighborhood watch program in  [ the house, + {F uh, }  the development  ] that we live in, which I think is a great way to reduce, {F uh, } home theft, burglary, and # things # --    

b          B.22 utt1:  # Sure. # /  

+          A.23 utt1:  -- of that sort.  /
qy          A.23 utt2: Do you have that where you live  /
%          A.23 utt3: {C or, } -/  

sd          B.24 utt1:  {D Well, } {F uh, } interestingly enough, right before I moved up here, - /
sd          B.24 utt2: I'm an intern  /
sd          B.24 utt3: {C and then } # I go # --   

b          A.25 utt1:  # Uh-huh. # /  

+          B.26 utt1:  -- back down in May.  /
sd          B.26 utt2:   {F Uh, }  {C but } in Orlando, before I moved up, we had a real problem with it.  /
sd          B.26 utt3: {F Uh, } we've been broken into in my apartment about four times --    

ba          A.27 utt1:  {F Oh, } no. /  

+          B.28 utt1:  -- in  (( like ))  two and a half weeks.  /
sd          B.28 utt2:  {C And } one of the things that [ I, + I ] helped organize was a neighborhood watch # type situation # --   

b          A.29 utt1:  # Uh-huh. # /  

+          B.30 utt1:  -- down there.  /
%          B.30 utt2: {F Uh, } {C because } they were just, - /
sd          B.30 utt3: it's one of those things where the new thing is that they operate in the daylight # because # --   

b          A.31 utt1:  # Uh-huh. # /  

+          B.32 utt1:  -- everybody went to work, {D you know, }  /
sd          B.32 utt2: {C and then } the houses were left unguarded, {F uh, }  /
%          B.32 utt3: {C but } yeah,  /
sv          B.32 utt4: I think given that people are pretty conscientious about it, - /
sv          B.32 utt5: that's a good way [ to, + to ] work it, # with a neighborhood # --   

b          A.33 utt1:  # Yeah. # /  

+          B.34 utt1:  -- watch. /  

sd          A.35 utt1:  {D Well, } {D you know, } {F uh, } also I've heard that, {F uh, } the newest thing is a lot of people are <laughter> specializing in robbing people during the time they're home.    

bh          B.36 utt1:  {F Oh, } # is that right? # /  

+          A.37 utt1:  # Like on the # weekends.  /
%          A.37 utt2: A high percentage of, {F uh, } free time, - /
sd          A.37 utt3: I think it's like fifty percent of most people's free time is, {F uh, } spent doing yard work --    

b          B.38 utt1:  Oh. /  

+          A.39 utt1:  -- outdoors.  /
sv          A.39 utt2:  {C So } they wait while you're [ out, + outdoors. ]  /
sv          A.39 utt3: They know the house is unlocked  /
sv          A.39 utt4: {C and then } they just slip in.    

ba          B.40 utt1:  That's amazing. /  

+          A.41 utt1:  Slip in, slip out, {D you know. }  /
sv          A.41 utt2: They know exactly what they're going for. /  

b          B.42 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.43 utt1:  {C So, }  I've heard that's really on the rise as # far as # --   

b          B.44 utt1:  # {F Uh, } # /  

+          A.45 utt1:  -- {F uh, } {D you know, } a new type of crime. /  

aa          B.46 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          B.46 utt2: it almost seems like they're getting quite a bit smarter. /  

b          A.47 utt1:  Yeah # <laughter>. # /  

b          B.48 utt1:  # Really, {D you know. } # /  

aa          A.49 utt1:  Unfortunately, yes. /  

b          B.50 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          B.50 utt2: unfortunately it's starting to really, {D you know, } look at people's habits # and # --   

b          A.51 utt1:  # Uh-huh. # /  

+          B.52 utt1:  -- where they are at particular points of the day. /  

b          A.53 utt1:  # Yeah. # /  

sd          B.54 utt1:  # {D Like } # one of the guys I work with really laughs when he looks at Minneapolis because he's from Detroit -- /  

b          A.55 utt1: Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.56 utt1:  -- {C and, }  {F uh, } [ the, + the ] crime level there, of course, is [ quite a bit, + quite a bit, ] {F uh, } more pronounced, {F uh } -- /  

b          A.57 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

b          B.58 utt1:  -- {C but, }  {F uh, } yeah.  /
%          B.58 utt2: I guess, /  

%          A.59 utt1:  {E I mean, } -/  

sd          B.60 utt1:  I think we've got a neighborhood watch program here in Minneapolis,  /
h          B.60 utt2: I'm not real sure.  # {F Uh, } # /  

b          A.61 utt1:  # Yeah, #  /
sv          A.61 utt2: it helps to know your neighbors, {D you know. }  /
%          A.61 utt3: They give you, - /
sv          A.61 utt4: you're supposed to make lists of, {F uh, } cars.  /
sd          A.61 utt5:  {D Like } I know a lot of my neighbors  right around my development.  If I see a car that's unfamiliar, [ we, + we ] have a list - /
qy          A.61 utt6:  is that what  [ you, + you ] did in your program?  Where you have a list of license plates? /  

na          B.62 utt1:  Pretty much. /  

b          A.63 utt1:  # Yeah. # /  

b^m          B.64 utt1:  # Yeah.  /
sd          B.64 utt2: [  I was, # + I was ] basically, involved in that, in the organization of it. /  

b          A.65 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.66 utt1:  {C And then } I left right in the middle of it.  /
sd          B.66 utt2:  # I'm not sure # --   

b          A.67 utt1:  # {F Oh, } uh-huh. # /  

+          B.68 utt1:  -- where we went from there, #  /
%          B.68 utt2: {C but, }  # -/  

b          A.69 utt1:  # Yeah. #  # {D Well. } # /  

b^m          B.70 utt1:  # Yeah, #  /
sv          B.70 utt2: [ that, + that ] whole thing of being alert and kind of noticing your surroundings, noticing people who look suspicious --   

b          A.71 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.72 utt1:  -- {F uh, } activities like that, # sure. # /  

sv          A.73 utt1:  # {E I # mean, } [ you, + you ] hate to be paranoid  /
sv          A.73 utt2: {C but } there are really only so many things you can do.  /
sv          A.73 utt3: You can have the house alarm, {F uh } --   

b          B.74 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          A.75 utt1:  -- neighborhood watch program, {D you know, } {F uh, } as a woman not go out at night -- /  

b          B.76 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sv          A.77 utt1:  -- {F uh, } you can do that which is what I choose to do. /  

aa          B.78 utt1:  Yeah.  /
sv          B.78 utt2: One of the frustrating things about that is that you really are limited -- /  

b          A.79 utt1:  # Yeah. # /  

sv          B.80 utt1:  -- # [ even, # + even ] if you know that the threat is there --    

b          A.81 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.82 utt1:  -- it's against the law to set traps,  /
sv          B.82 utt2: it's against the law to do a lot of things, {D you know. }  /
%          B.82 utt3: They could basically, {F uh, } <noise> - /
sd          B.82 utt4: when I was getting robbed down in Florida, I was really considering electrifying doors --    

aa          A.83 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
%          A.83 utt2: # That's, # -/  

+          B.84 utt1:  -- # <Noise> {F um, } # things like that # like # -- /  

b          A.85 utt1:  # Uh-huh. # /  

sd          B.86 utt1:  -- they did in Miami that time. /  

%          A.87 utt1:  {C But } it's not, {F uh, } - /
sv          A.87 utt2: if you kill someone in your home, as long as they are in your home, it's considered self-defense though. /  

ar          B.88 utt1:  That's not always true. /  

bh          A.89 utt1:  It isn't? /  

nn          B.90 utt1:  No.  /
sd^e          B.90 utt2: [  There was a, + there was a ] case about two years ago --   

b          A.91 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.92 utt1:  -- where a guy knew he was going to get robbed  /
sd          B.92 utt2: {C and } essentially what he had done is set [ [ a, + a ] elec-, + a electrocution ] trap --   

b          A.93 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.94 utt1:  -- for the burglar in his own home. /  

b          A.95 utt1:  # {F Huh. } # /  

sd          B.96 utt1:  # The # guy came in while he was home  /
sd          B.96 utt2: {C and, } sure enough, he fell into the trap and was severely burned.  /
sd          B.96 utt3: He didn't die,  /
sd          B.96 utt4: {C but } he was severely burned  /
sd          B.96 utt5: {C and } he took the guy to court and won a settlement. /  

bh          A.97 utt1:  Really. /  

ny          B.98 utt1:  Yeah.  /
sv^e          B.98 utt2:  {C So } [ that really, + that ] makes you think, {D you know. } /  

b          A.99 utt1:  # Yeah. # /  

sv          B.100 utt1:  # It's # like your hands are [ re-, +  very ] much tied. /  

aa          A.101 utt1:  Yeah.  /
sv          A.101 utt2:  {D Well } I think [ if, + if ] you had [ ha-, + ] a handgun though,  in other words it wasn't premeditated,  you had a handgun,  it's the middle of the night,  someone's down-, -/ 
