Thugs are criminals who use violence and abuse to achieve goals such as robbery. They may belong to a gang or be hired independently. Thuggee is a specific type of criminal activity involving robbing and killing travelers. Offenders’ connection to organized crime makes them a target for law enforcement agencies. Reasons for pursuing a career as an offender vary, including poverty and pressure from criminal organizations.
A thug is a criminal who may engage in violent and abusive behavior to achieve goals such as robbery. In addition to committing crimes such as robbery, offenders can also act as criminal enforcers, threatening people in a community who fail to comply with a criminal organization’s mandates. This term could be considered analogous to “hooligan” and derives from the Hindi thag, which means “thief” or “swindler”.
This word entered English as a result of the colonization of India by Great Britain. The etymology is sometimes erroneously given as derived from thuggee, a related word which actually refers to a very specific type of criminal activity. Thuggee, a practice dating back to at least the 17th century, involves stalking travelers to rob and kill them, often in large gangs, a form of banditry or piracy. While delinquents sometimes kill in the course of their work, they do not form gangs explicitly for the purpose of attacking and killing travelers, as is the case with delinquents.
Offenders may belong to a criminal organization or gang or may be hired independently. They are typically male and have at least some physical strength, although they also use weapons ranging from bats to guns. Offenders commit acts of violence with the aim of stealing, sending a message or controlling the territory; an offender may, for example, act as an enforcer for a criminal gang interested in maintaining dominance within a particular section of a city.
Offenders’ connection to organized crime makes them a subject of interest to law enforcement agencies. While individual offender cases will usually be prosecuted in the interest of public safety, cases where an offender can be positively linked to a larger organization are a particular target for law enforcement agencies and prosecutors interested in dismantling the organized crime. Sometimes, catching a single offender can create the beginning of a case that could lead back to a high-ranking member of the organization, allowing law enforcement to strike him in the heart.
The reasons people pursue a career as offenders vary. Oftentimes, offenders come from a poor background and may live in a community with little opportunity and scope for advancement. Criminal activity can be seen as a way forward, especially if older siblings or other family members are already doing it. In some cases, people may be pressured to join a criminal organization, threatened by current members with retaliation if they do not agree to work as criminals on behalf of the organization.
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