evidence: It was against the widespread international view that you don't negotiate with terrorists. And there was a huge sense here for many people that the IRA on the one hand and loyalist paramilitaries on the other hand, many people had suffered, and died, and had injuries, and families destroyed and so on by these very people and their colleagues. And so it was a huge step for all of us. [...] Several of these neighborhoods are still controlled by local paramilitaries, some the very same groups created during the troubles. They no longer fight each other but victimize their own communities with so-called punishment attacks on young residents they accuse of crimes like dealing drugs. These attacks have surged in recent years. [...] As much as many people are ready to move on, some still grapple with the legacy of past violence. Many crimes by state forces as well as paramilitaries on both sides remain unsolved or unprosecuted. In February, thousands of marchers took to the streets to demand resolution, including Catholic Sinn Fein politician Emma Rogan, whose father was killed by a Protestant paramilitary.