1.   It is hardly likely that a vicious thug will wait politely while we ring the police.

2.   We found ourselves surrounded by a gang of vicious young thugs, armed with belts, sticks and stones.

3.   We were surrounded by a gang of vicious thugs, armed with knives.

4.   Inside the building, trainers act out harrowing scenes by playing innocent citizens and vicious thugs, harmless junkies and murderous kingpins.

5.   They want society to hire cream-of-the-crop lawyers to help vicious thugs beat the rap for their crimes against society.

6.   Yes, the military dictators who run the Haitian government are vicious thugs.

7.   After visiting Clark in hospital Tuesday, Daley slammed the attackers as vicious thugs.