Why would you want to remove something that adds to the gameplay a bit? If someone has paid the 5k to hire a guard then he should get that 5k's worth. I understand that it can be annoying if you are a solo cop/criminal and the other comes with a ped but you can simply run behind the closest building,sign,pole or even turn a corner and the ped gets stuck and you can focus on the 1vs1 and after that if you have won you can simply ignore the ped and run away from it. They are already weak, don't nerf them even more. Negative.
Lol?please read carefully before posting.
While you are fightings against other player the ped is already shooting you and their damage + player damage is so OP. Before escaping that ped sometimes you are going to die before that running etc happens. You cannot ignore the ped who are taking damage to you and they are not weak you can even try it while dueling with your friend and your friend got an ped and try it.
I understand and agree that peds are annoying if you are alone but by making them die when the owner dies they would become useless. If you find them so annoying that ruins your game you can just vote LS Guards off and disable them. That's the whole point of that preference. If you want them on then a better suggestion would be to increase their price to 15k or 20k so their usefulness would correspond to the appropriate cost.