Michael E. Chionopoulos

There is little justice-particularly for people who lack money. "Justice" is merely a notion unless made real by those empowered to do so. It is true that our justice system is the best in the world, yet it remains an imperfect system and, like each of us, must be a constant work in progress. All of us must continue to work on it - lest the vision of our founding fathers shall become a mere chimeric notion. We must also remember that everything that we do requires "sweat" and "mentorship!"

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Andrew Meyer, Florida Student, "tased" - necessary or excessive force? By Michael E. Chionopoulos

The main video, and some alternative videos of Andrew Meyer being tased at the University of Florida can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJbh2MlNHug&mode=related&search There was an in depth discussion of the issues involved here on this page. Moreover, you were asked to vote. 87% of those that voted stated that the University Police used "necessary", as opposed to excessive, force! While it is true that immediately following the incident some media sensationalists made ludicrious statements comparing the University Police actions to the human rights violation of Sadaam Hussain's reighn of terror, once people had the "facts" (and not media, objective-driven, spin) 87% determined for themselves that the force used was reasonable and necessary.

Other Academic Articles Published - w/out electronic link - By Michael E. Chionopoulos

Preliminary Injunction Through Arbitration; the Franchisor's Weapon of Choice, ABA Franchise Law Journal, Summer 2000 Edition (cited as authority by Bethany L. Appleby, Interim Relief: Preserving Franchise Goodwill During Termination Proceedings, 22 Franchise L.L. 2 (2002); also cited as authority by Sandeep Adhipathi, University of Georgia Law School, Interim Measures in Commercial Arbitration, Past, Present and Future (LLM Thesis 2003).

Marriage, Guns & Rock-n-Roll, Federal Lawyer, Vol 51, No7, Page 14, August 2004 (cited in Law Review Articles under 18 U.S.C. § 922 as authority by West Publishing).

Santa Claus, The Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and Divorce Res Gestae, Lee County, Florida Bar Association, February 2009, page 10.