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'Talk of CNN'

Aired January 14, 2003 - 05:18   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Let's head to Boston now. The talk this morning is about couples and a new city ordinance dubbed "John's Law." Census data shows more unmarried people living together than the national average in Beantown.
For that and a look at that John's Law I was talking about and what it does, we check in with Star 93.7 Morning Show at radio station WQSX in Boston.

Good morning.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good morning.

How are you today?

COSTELLO: I'm fine.

And you?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm doing well, thank you.

COSTELLO: So what's up with everybody shacking up in Boston?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Now this is funny.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hey, we have more people living together without being married than the national average. Do you know in Boston one in five couples is not married? They're saying, you know, they just don't want to conform.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, they're scared. They don't want to enter into something, in a way.

COSTELLO: They don't want to conform?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It could be that they don't want to, you know, the whole divorce thing, too.

COSTELLO: Is it because of the age of the population, do you think?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, I don't know. I mean there's a lot of college people that come to this town and then they stay in this town. I don't know, maybe it's just because they were so used to living in dorms together and they just don't want to get married. I don't know if it's an age issue, just more of people just don't want to get married in this town. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It could just be simply fear of commitment.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

COSTELLO: Oh, yes, I've got that myself so I totally...

(CROSSTALK)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: ... saying, right?

COSTELLO: I didn't want to say it, but I did.

Hey, let's talk about John's Law. This is pretty interesting. Police can take your car after they arrest you for drunk driving in the first 12 hours, is that right?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, which I honestly think is a good idea because apparently what happened is somebody got pulled over for a DUI, got bailed out, drove again and then somebody got killed due to this accident. And I think it's good that these people sit in the tank for a while and sober up. And I think they should take their cars away for more than just 12 hours. I don't know if that's enough time.

COSTELLO: OK, well, let's, I don't know, let's get this straight so viewers can really understand.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right.

COSTELLO: So you're arrested for drunk driving...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right.

COSTELLO: Then what happens?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Your car is immediately impounded for 12 hours while you are, you know, taken away. You're getting locked up but your car goes to a holding area for at least 12 hours. And then after 12 hours, the car can be released to either yourself, if you're cleaned up, or a family member. But for the first 12 hours that car is going nowhere but to police impound yard.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And it makes sense because you can't drive anyway in that condition.

COSTELLO: Oh, no. Oh, no.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Beyond that point.

COSTELLO: Exactly.

Hey, thanks a lot. Interesting, as always.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right, thank you.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you. COSTELLO: Talk to you again soon.

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Aired January 14, 2003 - 05:18   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Let's head to Boston now. The talk this morning is about couples and a new city ordinance dubbed "John's Law." Census data shows more unmarried people living together than the national average in Beantown.
For that and a look at that John's Law I was talking about and what it does, we check in with Star 93.7 Morning Show at radio station WQSX in Boston.

Good morning.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good morning.

How are you today?

COSTELLO: I'm fine.

And you?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'm doing well, thank you.

COSTELLO: So what's up with everybody shacking up in Boston?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Now this is funny.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hey, we have more people living together without being married than the national average. Do you know in Boston one in five couples is not married? They're saying, you know, they just don't want to conform.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, they're scared. They don't want to enter into something, in a way.

COSTELLO: They don't want to conform?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It could be that they don't want to, you know, the whole divorce thing, too.

COSTELLO: Is it because of the age of the population, do you think?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Well, I don't know. I mean there's a lot of college people that come to this town and then they stay in this town. I don't know, maybe it's just because they were so used to living in dorms together and they just don't want to get married. I don't know if it's an age issue, just more of people just don't want to get married in this town. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It could just be simply fear of commitment.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.

COSTELLO: Oh, yes, I've got that myself so I totally...

(CROSSTALK)

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: ... saying, right?

COSTELLO: I didn't want to say it, but I did.

Hey, let's talk about John's Law. This is pretty interesting. Police can take your car after they arrest you for drunk driving in the first 12 hours, is that right?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, which I honestly think is a good idea because apparently what happened is somebody got pulled over for a DUI, got bailed out, drove again and then somebody got killed due to this accident. And I think it's good that these people sit in the tank for a while and sober up. And I think they should take their cars away for more than just 12 hours. I don't know if that's enough time.

COSTELLO: OK, well, let's, I don't know, let's get this straight so viewers can really understand.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right.

COSTELLO: So you're arrested for drunk driving...

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right.

COSTELLO: Then what happens?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Your car is immediately impounded for 12 hours while you are, you know, taken away. You're getting locked up but your car goes to a holding area for at least 12 hours. And then after 12 hours, the car can be released to either yourself, if you're cleaned up, or a family member. But for the first 12 hours that car is going nowhere but to police impound yard.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: And it makes sense because you can't drive anyway in that condition.

COSTELLO: Oh, no. Oh, no.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Beyond that point.

COSTELLO: Exactly.

Hey, thanks a lot. Interesting, as always.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right, thank you.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Thank you. COSTELLO: Talk to you again soon.

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