They were murdered by young, black thugs. Endicott sends a gang of thugs after Tibbs. Meera is brutally attacked and raped by four thugs. Up Thugs, Rowdy Rahz and Scarface. They are then chased by Isabel's thugs. He accused them of organising violence by flying pickets, whom he described as "thugs". The kidnap attempt is thwarted by Leroy who easily fends off the thugs. Later, he is ambushed by two thugs and learns that Brandt has betrayed him. Charlie follows them to Carface's casino, where he is ambushed by Carface and his thugs. Lisbeth is attacked by a group of drunk thugs in the subway. The film documents the use of "gun thugs" to intimidate striking workers. Max escapes on a bus and is robbed by two thugs. The campaign relied heavily on captured Thugs who became informants. Wulan leads a group of insurgent market vendors against the harassing thugs. They are interrupted by the drug dealer's thugs, who take Adam away.