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FILENAME:	3662_1258_1446
TOPIC#:		354
DATE:		920103
TRANSCRIBER:	glp
UTT_CODER:	stm
DIFFICULTY:	4
TOPICALITY:	2
NATURALNESS:	3
ECHO_FROM_B:	3
ECHO_FROM_A:	1
STATIC_ON_A:	1
STATIC_ON_B:	1
BACKGROUND_A:	4
BACKGROUND_B:	1
REMARKS:        Speaker B spoke very quickly and stuttered a lot.

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qo          A.1 utt1:  What do you think? /  

qy^g^t          B.2 utt1:  {D Well, } <throat_clearing> {F uh, } [ this is, + this is ] about drug testing right? /  

na          @A.3 utt1:  Right. /  

sv          B.4 utt1:  {D Well, } {F uh, } [ I'm, + I'm ] certainly under [ the, + {F uh, } {F uh, } the ] influence of the idea [ that, + that ] the government needs to have less control on [ what, + {F uh, } what ] the citizens do,  /
sv          B.4 utt2: {C although } I do see this as [ a, + ] {F uh, } something that definitely needs to be taken care of.  /
sv          B.4 utt3: [ Whether that, + whether that ] should be put in the hands of the corporation or [ [ the, + the hands of ] + the, hands of ] the government is [ [ a, + {D you know, } a, ] + a ] different question I think, as far as I'm concerned.  /
%          B.4 utt4:  I-, - /
sd          B.4 utt5: [ in, + in ] other words, I am [ fa-, + in favor ] of [ drug contro-, + {E or, } {E or, } {E or } drug testing. ]  /
sd          B.4 utt6:  {F Uh, } I was drug tested when I came to my job here at T I.  /
sv          B.4 utt7: [ [ {C Yet } --  

b          A.5 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.6 utt1:  -- {C but, } ] + {C but } ] at the same time, I don't think, {F uh, } that should be governed [ by + by ] the government, {F uh, } per se.  /
sv          B.6 utt2:  I think it should be more by the private institution.  /
qo          B.6 utt3: How about you? /  

ny          A.7 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv^e          A.7 utt2: I think that the corporations should, {F uh, } do all that.  /
sv          A.7 utt3:  They should, {F uh, } have drug screening before they hire --   

b          B.8 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.9 utt1:  -- an employee  /
%          A.9 utt2: {C and, } {F uh, } any time that an employee, - /
sd          A.9 utt3: {D like } if they're coming to late work all the time and, {F uh } --   

b          B.10 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.11 utt1:  -- [ [ if they, + if they're, ] + especially if [ there's + they're ] ] on the line or any kind of sensitive job where, {D you know, } [ if they can, + if they made a mistake, ] it would cost a lot of money [ or -- +   

b          B.12 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+@          A.13 utt1:  -- or ] people's lives.    *[[ slash ]]

b          B.14 utt1:  Sure. /  

+@          A.15 utt1:  Then they need to be watched carefully  / *[[ slash ]]
o@          A.15 utt2: {D so, }    *[[slash]]

b          B.16 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
aa          B.16 utt2:  Yeah,  /
aa          B.16 utt3: [ I, + I ] agree with you.  /
sv          B.16 utt4:  [ I, + {D you know, } I ] would even think that, {F uh, } {F uh, } I could, in theory take that [ [ a l-, + a, ] + {D you know, } a ] step further and say anybody in any job, {D you know, } if the corporation felt like, {F uh, } [  b-, + b-, ] - /
sv          B.16 utt5: {C and } this is why, {E I mean, } {F uh, } drugs are <breathing> the biggest problem, I think to face America today.  /
sv         B.16 utt6:  I mean [ [ i-, + th-, ] + it's ] what drives crime,  /
sv         B.16 utt7: it's what drives, {F uh, } {F uh, } any sort [ of, + of, ] {F uh, } {F uh, } pain and discomfort in the world, or in America I think [ is some-, + is somewhat, ] {F uh, } {F uh, } driven by drugs  /
sv         B.16 utt8: {C and } I think that, {F uh, } were corporations and, {F uh, } private industry to [ take, + {F uh, } take ] command in this situation, that [ maybe, + maybe ] we might have [ some, + some ] control over that.  /
%          B.16 utt9:  We, {D you know, } - /
sv          B.16 utt10: if you can't work, [ then you can't + <throat_clearing>, ]  be a little bit harder to [ take, + take ] drugs or whatever,  /
h          B.16 utt11: I don't know. /  

+@          A.17 utt1:  Right. /  *[[slash, should be aa]]

sv         B.18 utt1:  Course, that might up crime, {D you know, } when, {F uh, } people go in and steal your television and ste-, and sell it just because [ they can't, +  they can't ] work anymore, {D you know. } /  

b         A.19 utt1:  Yeah,  /
b         A.19 utt2: yeah,  /
sv         A.19 utt3: {C but } you got to have [ a, + a ] safe work place.  /
sv         A.19 utt4:  That's all there is to it. /  

aa         B.20 utt1:  Definitely,  /
aa         B.20 utt2: [ you, + you're ] definitely right.  /
sv          B.20 utt3:  That, {F uh, } [ you can't, + you can't ] have it any other way. /  

b          A.21 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

%          B.22 utt1:  {F Uh, } {D you know, } [ [ whether + <throat_clearing>, whether in, ] + in ] the case that you brought up, {D you know, } [ whether, + {F uh, } {D you know, } w-, ] - /
sv          B.22 utt2: if it's a policeman and he's working with, {F uh, } the public [ and he has a, + and has a ] gun in his holster [ or, + or ]  even, {D you know, } if it's a guy at McDonald's cooking a burger, I think, <throat_clearing> they're dangerous in either situation. /  

b          A.23 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

%          B.24 utt1:  {F Uh, } I, - /
qo          B.24 utt2: [ what, + what ] do you think, {F uh, }  /
qw          B.24 utt3: what percentage [ of, + of ] corporations and, {F uh, } private industry do you think use, {F uh, } drug testing? /  

sv          A.25 utt1:  I think  [ it's, + it's ] more frequent now.  /
sv          A.25 utt2:  It's probably like forty, fifty percent. /  

bh          B.26 utt1:  {F Oh, } really? /  

ny          A.27 utt1:  Yeah. /  

b          B.28 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.29 utt1:  Because, {F uh, } all the jobs that I've applied for have, {F uh, } mentioned some type of drug screening. /  

b          B.30 utt1:  Right. /  

o@          A.31 utt1:  {D You know. }    *[[slash error]]

qw          B.32 utt1:  What kind of work are you in? /  

+          A.33 utt1:  {F Uh, } I work at Sears. /  

b          B.34 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.35 utt1:  {C And } I just do warehouse work. /  

b          B.36 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
qy          B.36 utt2: {C and } did they give you drug testing? /  

ng          A.37 utt1:  {F Uh, } not, - /
sd          A.37 utt2: they hired me in nineteen eighty-four  /
o@          A.37 utt3: {D so, }    *[[slash error]]

b          B.38 utt1:  Oh. /  

+@          A.39 utt1:  Yeah. /   *[[slash error should be 'b']]

bk          B.40 utt1:  Okay. /  

sd          A.41 utt1:  {C But } now [ [ they, + they, ] + {F uh, } they ] issued a statement --   

b          B.42 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.43 utt1:  -- about that, about three months ago. /  

qy          B.44 utt1:  {F Oh, } {D so } are they going to, {F uh, } begin spontaneous, {F uh, } drug testing? /  

ng          A.45 utt1:  {F Uh, } not that I know of.  /
sd          A.45 utt2:  It was more about, {F uh, } all the people's problems.  /
sd         A.45 utt3: {D Like } --   

b          B.46 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.47 utt1:  -- they've been laying off a lot of people. /  

b          B.48 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah. /  

sd          A.49 utt1:  [ {C And, } + {F uh, } {C and, } ] {F uh, } they sent out the employee assistance cards for anyone that had any sort of drug problem or work related problem. /  

b          B.50 utt1:  Sure. /  

sd          A.51 utt1:  Family problems, {D you know. }   

b          B.52 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.53 utt1:  They kind of covered everything. /  

b          B.54 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.55 utt1:  {C But } I know they have a lot of drug problems  /
%          A.55 utt2: {D so, } -/  

b          B.56 utt1:  Yeah.  /
qo          B.56 utt2:  What do you think about, {F uh, } {D you know, } - /
sv          B.56 utt3: something that kind of concerns me is, {F uh, } [ y-, + {D you know, } you ] and I are tested [ for, + for ] whatever work we happen to do.  /
qy          B.56 utt4: Do you think there should be drug testing for political officials? /  

ny          A.57 utt1:  Yes,  /
sd^e          A.57 utt2: I do. /  

aa          B.58 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          B.58 utt2: I do, too. /  

sv          A.59 utt1:  [ Because, + because ] [ a lot of them are, + {D you know, } they're ] hypocritical.  /
sd          A.59 utt2:  [ They, + they ] talk against drugs -- /  

b          B.60 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.61 utt1:  -- {C and then } they get caught, {D you know. } /  

b          B.62 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd*          A.63 utt1:  In stings in Washington. /  *[[one utt with a.61]]

b          B.64 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.65 utt1:  Whether it's drugs or any other kind of, {F uh, } - /
sv          A.65 utt2: like [ the, + the ] money laundering scams.  All that was drug related. /  

b          B.66 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah. /  

sv          A.67 utt1:  [ {C So, } + {C and } ] that cost us, the country, {D you know, } billions of dollars. /  

aa          B.68 utt1:  Sure,  /
aa          B.68 utt2:  sure,  /
aa          B.68 utt3: yeah. /  

%          A.69 utt1:  {D So, } -/  

aa          B.70 utt1:  I would agree with you.  /
sv          B.70 utt2: [ [ I, + I can't see, ] + I can't see ] how we can expect the, {D you know, } {F uh, } {F uh, } people working [ [ in the, + in, ] + in ] America [ to, + {F uh, } to ] put any trust into our political officials if they don't, {D you know, } {F uh, } - /
sv          B.70 utt3: just doesn't make sense [ [ to have them <throat_clearing> i-, + to, ] + to ] worry about legislation unless they're doing that themselves. / 
