Violence, USA: The Warfare State and the Brutalizing of Everyday Life

[Keith Millea]

Border Vigilante Identified As Gunman In Arizona Massacre



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Nick R. Martin[/URL] May 2, 2012, 8:25 PM 27537254
Longtime white supremacist and border vigilante JT Ready saw himself as part of a war that few others would fight. He amassed weapons. He donned a uniform. He formed his own brigade of volunteers to walk alongside him as he hunted what he described as "narco terrorists" flowing across the Arizona-Mexico border.

On Wednesday, reports out of Arizona said Ready died, not at the hands of drug runners, but with his own gun during a mad rampage inside a suburban home just east of Phoenix. Along the way, the reports said, he took the lives of four other people, including a toddler.

The Arizona Republic reported the victims were Ready's girlfriend, her daughter, the daughter's boyfriend and the daughter's 18-month-old baby. Ready still somehow managed to use the event to blame immigrants even after his death. A posting on his Facebook page appeared hours after the massacre took place.

"Reports are unconfirmed that a cartel assassination squad murdered JT Ready and several of his friends and family this afternoon in Gilbert Arizona," the posting said. "This page's admin will keep you updated of the situation as soon as possible."

TPM called Ready's cell phone late Wednesday, but a message on the other end said the line had been disconnected or was no longer in service.

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