http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/15720669.htm
DANA DiFILIPPO
"To police and prosecutors, Slight epitomizes one of the biggest frustrations associated with Philly's violent-crime wave: He seems to have found the revolving door out of the justice system. Slight, and hundreds of alleged repeat lawbreakers like him, continue to commit gun crime after gun crime - not necessarily the big ones that make the headlines, but ones that can turn serious, and ones that terrify neighborhoods. Yet in some cases, they spend relatively little time behind bars.
Why?
Because witnesses are too scared or crooked to come forward. Because cops and prosecutors are overworked by the smaller crimes that they commit. And because bail and sentencing guidelines can be inconsistent, experts say. However, some ideas are circulating in Philly to get these repeat gun offenders off the streets."
