group they is the black pistone not mentioning gangs by name is one of the mediators rule ceasefire recruits volunteers from the gangs ranks most of the three hundred mediators hired by the group have done jail time many have long criminal records they understand the hierarchy in the local gangs better than anyone else every week day me to take stock of the headway with tio hardiman the head of ceasefire in illinois. he. and the young lady did know. we go talk to the guys and you just put the guns down and it's magical it doesn't work that way you have to be strong in the visual mentally and physically because you go right back into the lion's den and there's no way to mediate a conflict without a confrontation once you know the bad stuff it's just sat a guess at it don't know what i'll. stay with us. four. hours for him not to retaliate. because. he. didn't set this good that's what he calls his west stepping up there we have to be careful with these mediation don't go without vance's in the mind does not have enough virus to virus or violence a cease fire is more like a vaccine that we use