Judge's speech to Richard Reid

February 20, 2005, (Blog) Turgid Magniloquence: -- "Judge's speech to Richard Reid" Came across this on a RedState diary. I must have missed it at the time, but I liked it... Turgid Magniloquence Excerpt from Judge's sentencing comments after Reid's conviction: "You are not an enemy combatant. You are a terrorist. You are not a soldier in any war. You are a terrorist. To give you that reference, to call you a soldier, gives you far too much stature. Whether it is the officers of government who do it or your attorney who does it, or that happens to be your view, you are a terrorist... And we do not negotiate with terrorists." -- Judge William Young U.S. District Court -- More... Turgid Magniloquence or RedState.org