Talk:Mike Haridopolos

University of Arkansas?

How is Haridopolos associated with u of ark? Could editor enhance the bio info? Student7 (talk) 02:50, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

• Per his official state web site, he graduated from U of A with a MA in 1993. Karanne (talk) 19:14, 11 October 2009 (UTC)

Criticism

While it is fair game to criticize seated politicians, editors need to watch entering uncited "observations." He may be looking for a publisher for a book he wrote. IF the book escapes control, it could well be construed as "beyond copyright" or maybe copyrighted by someone else. There are legitimate reasons for not allowing a book to be "copied." Legitimate criticism from WP:RELY npov parties is allowed. Rant and WP:SOAPBOX should not be. Student7 (talk) 22:17, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

This article reads like a PR piece for Mr. Haridopolos. Wscholine (talk) 20:52, 27 September 2014 (UTC)

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Section moved to talk

I moved this bit to the talkpage because it has fundamental problems and needs to be rewritten. The Brody thing was about some dude being injured in a car crash, not a imprisonment, wrongful or otherwise. In the Dillon case, someone called D'Alemberte worked on it for a decade and did 99% of the work. Polygnotus (talk) 05:32, 14 February 2026 (UTC)

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==Florida Innocence Commission== In 2005, Haridopolos supported a claim from Wilton Dedge that he had been convicted and [[False imprisonment|wrongfully imprisoned]] for 22 years. He was exonerated by [[DNA testing]] in August 2004. The claim bill, which awarded Dedge $2 million in compensation, passed in the Florida Legislature during a special session in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005B/Senate/bills/analysis/pdf/2005s0012B.wm.pdf |title=Senate Staff Analysis and Economic Impact Statement |publisher=Archive.flsenate.gov |accessdate=February 27, 2015 |archive-date=February 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227185136/http://archive.flsenate.gov/data/session/2005B/Senate/bills/analysis/pdf/2005s0012B.wm.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, he began to pursue the creation of an innocence commission. The commission sought to review cases where Floridians were possibly falsely imprisoned.<ref name="orlandosentinel1">{{cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Scott |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2010/04/03/will-florida-lawmakers-help-imprisoned-innocents/ |title=Will Florida lawmakers help imprisoned innocents? - Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Articles.orlandosentinel.com |date=April 3, 2010 |access-date=July 6, 2012 |archive-date=April 26, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426103232/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2010/04/03/will-florida-lawmakers-help-imprisoned-innocents/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, Haridopolos helped pass two claims bills to compensate victims of wrongful imprisonment. One was a claim for William Dillon, who had been wrongfully incarcerated for 27 years. He was exonerated after DNA testing. He was compensated $1.35 million by the Florida Legislature.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-dillon-claims-bill-passes-20120301-story.html |title=Scott apologizes, signs bill giving William Dillon $1.35M |first=Aaron |last=Deslatte |work=OrlandoSentinel.com |access-date=October 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712104635/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-dillon-claims-bill-passes-20120301-story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref> The other was for Eric Brody, who suffered [[Catastrophic injury|catastrophic injuries]] after being struck by a police cruiser in 1999. He was compensated $10.75 million for ongoing medical care.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://sunshinestatenews.com/story/battle-over-compensation-eric-brody-finally-over |title=Battle over Compensation for Eric Brody Finally Over |date=March 8, 2012 |work=Sunshine State News {{!}} Florida Political News |access-date=October 25, 2017 |archive-date=October 25, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025073900/http://sunshinestatenews.com/story/battle-over-compensation-eric-brody-finally-over |url-status=live }}</ref>

Polygnotus (talk) 05:32, 14 February 2026 (UTC)