Carolina Footsteps July 2018 Web Final

14 LOCAL WRITERS
DOCTOR CRIME
Dr. Crime is a pseudonym for a social scientist holding a Ph.D. degree in sociology and in criminology.
He has worked in all major parts of the criminal justice system. Drop him a note at the
website www.keepkidshome.net if you or your child is in trouble, or you have custody issues, he
may be able to help, give him a call (252-339-0000).
Dear Dr. Crime: I am a well-educated Southern Boy. I recall
illegal liquor and the problems it caused. Even today
the name Percy Flowers, NC’s King of the Moonshiners,
comes up on the internet. Pot and Rum are not so different.
I know you have reported on the Marijuana story but
I want to hear your position now that Canada has decided
to legalize Pot. I bet there is a lot of money to be made.
Chapel Hill Fellow
Dear UNC CH Professor: I am guessing as to who you
are, but I am sure your concern, as before, is common.
I refer all to Dr. David Langille, who practices addictive
medicine in VA. He reported that scientists of the
American Society of Addiction Medicine recently advised
caution, patience and restraint as the States confront bills
to legalized Pot. He noted several points I have used
before but should be repeated. The concentration of
THC (the potency of POT) has skyrocketed, the impact
on developing brains has been scientifi cally established
so that we know Pot is related to a decline in IQ, memory,
academic performance, and use of other drugs. My
position remains, stay away from Pot.
Dear Dr. Crime: You helped out my girlfriend with a college
paper, now help me with a big issue. Are there differences
in the ways the criminal courts sentence people in
different groups? Inmate’s Dad.
Dear Dad: I refer you to the U.S. Sentencing Commission.
They report on very strong research about that
topic. The primary fi ndings recently released by the Commission,
which address your question, follow.
1. Black male offenders continue to receive longer
sentences than similar White male offenders.
2. A history of violence did not account for differences
in sentencing.
3. Female offenders of all races receive shorter sentences
than White male offenders.
For details see https://www.ussc.gov/research/researchreports/demographic-differences-sentencing
Dear Dr. Crime: Are many kids in sex traffi cking? School
Teacher
Dear Teacher: The US Department of Justice did a study
of that, now dated but likely indicative of a large number
of kids. A decade or more ago they reported more than
two million children worldwide are commercially sexually
exploited every year. As many as 300,000 of them being
victimized were in the United States.
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Digging The Past
few weeks ago, a friend of mine,
A George Haislip and I happened to
meet at one of the local coffee spots in
Columbia. The conversation soon turned to
local history and a question about a local
cemetery.
George asked if I knew about a cemetery
that he had heard about in the South Fork
area of Tyrrell County. I told him that I had
heard of it but had not located it when I
was doing my cemetery research. He and
I compared notes on the site and decided
a trip should be made to attempt to
locate this family cemetery ( me because
I research Tyrrell County cemeteries and
he because he heard that a Captain of
the Civil War was buried there). It took a
couple of weeks for us to fi nd an agreeable
day that worked for both of our schedules,
By: Jimmy Fleming
but the day fi nally presented itself.
The weather was hot and muggy but
that did not deter us. The thought of briars,
ticks, mosquitoes, and yellow fl ies got our
attention but did not deter us. On the drive
to South Fork we talked of local history and
were happy to see several bear and deer
along the way. I had done a bit of research
on the cemetery location using Google
Earth and came up with somewhat of a
possible location for the cemetery which
is about 220 yards up a power line path
and then about 20 yards into the woods
(which have been logged twice in the last
30 years).
After walking the 220 yard power line
path that was overgrown with chest high
weeds, we stepped into the woods which
were surprisingly free of underbrush.
TYRRELL COUNTY
Within a couple of minutes of searching
about 20 yards in and near some large
trees, I stepped on a stone lying beneath
the leaves. We took our probe and soon
discovered three headstones and one foot
stone which we uncovered from about
4-6 inches of soil and leaves. We photographed
the stones and recorded the location
coordinates and made our way back to
air conditioning. It was a great morning of
bringing the past back to light.
July 2018