Brian White, NJ Turnpike killer
Elderly Man Beaten To Death On Highway:
I’m sure you’ve all read this story in the news by now.
75-year-old Michail Makarenko of Hillsboro, Va., who spent 11 years in a Communist prison, was beaten to death in a New Jersey Turnpike rest stop by Brian White of Humble, Texas, for refusing to by White’s “Christian” CD’s. I put Christian in quotes for a couple of reasons. One, if you read White’s MySpace he says that his music is going to be in the next book of the bible. I believe Vanity is the deadliest of the seven deadly sins. And secondly there’s that whole “Thou shalt not kill” thing too.
Do not let one nutjob reflect poorly on Christians. Most of us aren’t like this.
Thanks to Shyloh for the links.
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14 opinions for Brian White, NJ Turnpike killer
CrimeNe.ws
Mar 16, 2007 at 1:25 pm
Brian White’s MySpace…
The MySpace of the Tesxas man who killed former a former Soviet prisoner, 75-year-old Michail Makarenko, on the NJ Turnpike.
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Chuck
Mar 17, 2007 at 12:54 am
He reminds me of Mike Woroniecki(sp?), the fringe lunatic whose bizarre form of Christianity led Andrea Yates to believe she had to kill her children.
T
Mar 19, 2007 at 6:11 pm
“Do not let one nutjob reflect poorly on Christians. Most of us aren’t like this.”
Unfortunately it’s not just one “nutjob,” Christians, as well as other organized religions, tend to use their beliefs as an excuse to committ outrageous acts in the name of God. Christians in particular feel they are above people who don’t share their beliefs. A good example is when someone starts a sentence with, “Well I’m a Christian and we believe…”
Anyone who uses logic and common sense can tell the Bible was not written by God.
Trench
Mar 20, 2007 at 3:33 pm
Thanks for perpetuating a stereotype.
T
Mar 20, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Nice well thought-out retort
Trench
Mar 20, 2007 at 9:21 pm
Sorry but I try not to waste too much time on the intolerant.
T
Mar 21, 2007 at 6:12 pm
Nothing intolerant or stereotypical in my comments, just pointing out facts.
Trench
Mar 22, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Christians, as well as other organized religions, tend to use their beliefs as an excuse to committ outrageous acts in the name of God.
That sounds like a generalization to me.
Friend
Mar 27, 2007 at 8:25 pm
I knew Brian in high school very well. He was a very nice person from a very nice family, but this is an example of how sometimes people just lose control. And don’t believe everything you read, I’m sure there is more to this story than you see.
Yella
Apr 4, 2007 at 9:42 pm
I am responding to that peson who said he/she know Brian personally… I knew him very well myself. I am in his extended part of the family. Brian may have been ok in high school but since being kicked off his foot ball team he canged. He did a total 360. This man was a ticking time balm ready to snap, and he finally did. I feel his mother should have had him temporarly in an institution for the mentally ill because I honestly believe that with a little bit of Prozac or something he would have been under control.
He raged and was constantly violent with his sibblings (as an adult) and was constantly in club fights, got jumped a few too many times and was totally out of control.
I’m not going to say he commited this crime because he swears he didn’t. But I do believe that everything happens for a reason. Maybe now he will realize he has problems and should seek help!
Thanks thats all I have to say.
M.
Apr 5, 2007 at 1:14 pm
Yes, I believe mental illness is a severe problem that is many times overlooked. I hope that they are treating him right wherever he is locked up at and that they do not have the death penalty (like they do here in Texas).
Ms.Ruthie
Apr 10, 2007 at 3:15 pm
I know Brian from Iraq. He is a nice person and we really can’t say what happend to him or even why this happend.We can’t understand all things.For those of us that do beleive in God we need to pray for God to return him back to his right mind. The person that I know is not a person that would kill someone even if there was what some of us would call a reason. For there is no understandable reason to take someone life. On a good day Brian would agree.
BlueJ
Apr 12, 2007 at 11:19 am
I agree with what “Yella” said in the above message. I also know Brian very well because we had a very close relationship. Brian showed his rage and voilent temper (never towards me) many times. He would go from zero to 100 in 5 seconds and carried on and on for hours. He scared me a few times as I really thought he was going to hurt some one. I don’t know a lot about mental illness but it seemed like he needed some anger management at the least. I’m not sure if I will stand in trial as a witness because I have been contacted but I do know that everyone should pray for Brian and his family and also for Michail Makarenko’s family and loves ones. The devistation that both these families are going through right now must be terrible. In any case I hope justice is searved. The truth of this case has to come out.
JS
May 25, 2007 at 10:36 pm
I had got a chance to get to know Brian. I would say I had a rather close relationship for a short period of time with him. He started to show me that something was not right with him. He started to scare me with all the crazy stuff he started to tell me. I pray for him and his family.
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