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WhiskeyGrinder

(22,159 posts)
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 10:44 AM Sep 2020

Whistleblower Testifies Deputy Who Shot Gardena Teen Was "Chasing Ink"

https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/public-safety/2020/08/30/whistleblower-testifies-deputy-who-shot-gardena-teen-was--chasing-ink--

The deputy who shot and killed 18-year-old Andres Guardado outside a car shop in Gardena was a prospective member of a violent clique inside the Compton Sheriff’s station, according to the sworn testimony of a whistleblower.

Miguel Vega’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment but the law firm working with Guardado’s family, Panish Shea and Boyle LLP, confirmed they are looking into the allegations.

“It is very disturbing – to say the least – that gangs are commonly known to exist within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. These reports go to the heart of our concerns that the Sheriff’s Department promotes and harbors a culture of violence against the public. Make no mistake, we have every intention of conducting a thorough investigation into the potential involvement of any Sheriff’s Department gang in the shooting of Andres Guardado.”

More than a dozen deputies have matching tattoos and belong to a violent clique called the Executioners at the station, according to Deputy Art Gonzalez, who filed a whistleblower complaint regarding the Executioners in June.

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Whistleblower Testifies Deputy Who Shot Gardena Teen Was "Chasing Ink" (Original Post) WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2020 OP
Kickin' with disgust! Faux pas Sep 2020 #1
Glorified gang members with a badge dalton99a Sep 2020 #2
WTF ??! alittlelark Sep 2020 #3
Anyone sporting that tattoo should be fired immediately MagickMuffin Sep 2020 #4

MagickMuffin

(15,895 posts)
4. Anyone sporting that tattoo should be fired immediately
Tue Sep 1, 2020, 11:10 AM
Sep 2020

ALL OF THEM, but still do a thorough investigation and charge them accordingly. There is no place for them in law enforcement.

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