Imaginary Rights Aside, Andres Guardado was Under Arrest for No Reason and Shot 5X in the Back b/c He Ran and b/c LA County Cops Have the Uncontrollable Power to Shoot Anybody, Anytime They Please

Larken Rose explains, In this system, it is patently obvious who commands and who obeys. The people are not the “government,” by any stretch of the imagination, and it requires profound denial to believe otherwise. But other myths are also used to try to make that lie sound rational. For example, it is also claimed that “the government works for us; it is our servant.” Again, such a statement does not even remotely match the obvious reality of the situation; it is little more than a cult mantra, a delusion intentionally programmed into the populace in order to twist their view of reality. And most people never even question it. Most never wonder, if “government” works for us, if it is our employee, why does it decide how much we pay it? Why does our “employee” decide what it will do for us? Why does our “employee” tell us how to live our lives? Why does our “employee” demand our obedience for whatever arbitrary commands it issues, sending armed enforcers after us if we disobey? It is impossible for “government” to ever be the servant, because of what “government” is, To put it in simple, personal terms, if someone can boss you around and take your money, he is not your servant; and if he cannot do those things, he is not “government.” However limited, “government” is the organization thought to have the right to forcibly control the behavior of its subjects via “laws,” rendering the popularly accepted rhetoric about “public servants” completely ridiculous. To imagine that a ruler could ever be the servant of those over whom he rules is patently absurd.”

From [HERE] and [MORE] A coroner’s office inquest by the Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office upheld its earlier conclusion that the death of Andres Guardado, who was shot five times in the back by a sheriff’s deputy, was a homicide.

CNN reports that the inquest, the first in Los Angeles County in more than 30 years, concluded that “the medical cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds.” It inferred “the manner of death was by the hands of another person other than by accident,” according to the four-page report written by retired Judge Candace D. Cooper.

Police gunned down the 18-year-old as the nationwide protests that occurred after George Floyd’s death by Minneapolis police officers raged.

According to the lawsuit, on or about June 18, 2020, at approximately 5:53 p.m., decedent, Andres Guardado, was working as a security guard for an auto shop located at 420 West Redondo Beach Boulevard in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, known as East Gardena, California 90248 (hereinafter "subject location"). At some point, a white Lexus pulled up in front of the auto shop with two occupants inside of the vehicle. Decedent, Andres Guardado, approached the passenger-side door, bent down, and began having a friendly conversation.

Soon thereafter, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy Miguel Vega, Deputy Chris Hernandez, and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, arrived at the subject location. Deputy Miguel Vega and Deputy Chris Hernandez parked their vehicle next to the driver-side of the white Lexus and rapidly exited their vehicle to approach the direction of the auto shop.

18-year-old Andres Guardado, became scared and fled south down the alleyway. Without provocation or justification, and in violation of defendants' policies and procedures, the deputies immediately drew their weapons, and proceeded to chase after decedent down the alleyway. At some point, Deputy Vega, again without provocation or justification, shot Andres Guardado in the back, firing in total at least six times. Five of those bullets struck Andres directly in the back and each of those five gunshot wounds possessed an independent lethal capacity, ultimately causing his tragic and untimely death

Plaintiffs are informed, believe, and thereon allege that at all times relevant and mentioned herein, decedent never posed a risk of imminent injury or death to Deputy Miguel Vega, Deputy Chris Hernandez, or any other person. Plaintiffs are also informed, believe, and thereon allege that at all times relevant and mentioned herein, the use of deadly force by Deputy Miguel Vega was not necessary to prevent imminent serious injury or death. Plaintiffs are further informed, believe, and thereon allege that at all times relevant and mentioned herein, Deputy Miguel Vega, Deputy Chris Hernandez, and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, failed to use other available resources and techniques and, moreover, an objectively reasonable officer would know and believe that it was reasonably safe and feasible to use these other available resources and techniques.

The family ordered an independent autopsy, and in July, the autopsy found Guardado was shot five times in the back. The findings by the county coroner’s office echoed the independent autopsy’s findings. Guardado’s cause of death was a homicide.

On November 10, the county coroner’s officer called for the inquest “in the interest of public transparency,” after questions arose about excessive force. The inquest was held on November 30, and the findings were forwarded to the district attorney and sheriff’s department for review.

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy Miguel Vega, the officer who fired the deadly shots, submitted a declaration. He indicated “that if he were to appear and be questioned at the inquest, he would assert his Fifth Amendment right not to testify.”

In December, the sheriff’s department announced that Vega was taken off the force over an investigation that arose from a separate incident in April.