Carolina Footsteps December 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: It seems we see more of crime
victims than in the past. Is anything being done
for the victims? The shooting of Jews made me so sad,
I hope our government is paying attention to those hurt.
Upset Citizen
Dear Citizen. You are not alone. Take a look at the
Justice Department’s annual National Crime Victimization
Survey and the survey by the Alliance for Safety and
Justice (ASJ). Also note that the US Dept. of Justice
released a record amount of money for the Crime Victim
Fund to help victims (+$3.4 billion). Some research
has found serious deficiencies in the delivery of help to
victimsi.
Dear Dr. Crime: How many kids did you say are involved
in prostitution? Perplexed Teacher.
Dear Teacher. A review of many research estimates of
childhood prostitution by the Crimes against Children
Research Center at the University of New Hampshire
concluded the research studies of that topic have been
inadequate and we have no good, reliable estimate. I
can tell you from dealing with that matter as a probation
officer and as a prison administrator that one kid is too
much. Please do all you can to call attention to what is
now called “human trafficking”. I will not stop preaching
about this!
Dear Dr. Crime: Have the schools been fixed up and are
now safe? You said before there was a problem. County
Commissioner
Dear Commissioner: We must keep working at safety in
schools, as well as other places like churches and public
meetings where specific groups meet. For detailed
information on school safety see https://nces.ed.gov/
pubs2018/2018036.pdf. Bad things continue to happen
in schools. As an example consider that research shows
that for a one year period (2014 -2015) there were 47
school associated violent deaths. Other crimes also
occurred, including 10 percent of public school teachers
reported being threatened with injury by a student
from their school and 6 percent reported being physically
attacked by a student from their school. Boards of Education,
pay attention! Collaborate with local law enforcement
and also with local research criminologists.
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Old Timey Deer Hunting
When I was just a young boy growing up in Tyrrell
County, I could not wait for fall to arrive. The first
coolness in the air and frost on the ground meant one
thing to me … deer hunting time. My granddaddy loved to
hunt and deer hunting with his dogs was his favorite hunting.
I can remember waking up and running to the wood
heater to get dressed by its warmth in the early morning
darkness. We would eat a huge breakfast of sausage,
eggs, and fresh made biscuits then go outside and load
the dogs into the trunk of the old car. Next we would get
our guns and ammo and take those to the car as well.
Granddaddy started me out with a single shot bolt action
.22 rifle and as I got older a single shot 16 gauge shot gun.
We would leave the house in the darkness and drive to the
local country store to meet up with our fellow hunters and
stock up on soda pop, honey buns, potted meat, viennas,
and saltines. From the store we would drive to the woods
where we were going to hunt and drive along slow on
an old dirt path looking for a fresh track to turn the dogs
loose on. Once we found a fresh track the dogs would be
released and all the hunters would drive or walk to a spot
By: Jimmy Fleming
TYRRELL COUNTY
along the road where the deer might try to cross. A lot of
times my granddaddy would put me out at a spot and tell
me to stay put until I heard the dogs coming or saw the
deer. I could stand there for hours with no problem listening
for dogs and watching for deer (day dreaming of monster
bucks). There was no greater thrill than hearing the
dogs trailing, jumping, and running a deer. It was music to
our ears … especially for my granddaddy.
When the day was done and we were lucky enough to
have killed a deer, we would meet at one of the hunter’s
home to clean and divide the meat. This was almost as
much fun as the hunt! All the hunters would be telling hunting
stories while skinning and cutting up the carcass. The
meat would be divided into small piles that equaled the
number of people on the hunt and a number written on a
scrap of paper put on the pile. There would be a corresponding
number on a paper scrap put in a hat that would
be drawn out to determine which pile of meat each hunter
would get. My grandmother would reward us by cooking
up deer hash, fried deer steaks/loin, and awesome stews.
These were days of no 4 wheel drives, no 4 wheelers, no
radios, no tracking collars, and very few large caliber rifles
(mostly shot guns) … but they kept my dreams of deer
hunting fueled for many years and I still regard these days
as some of the best of my life.
December 2018