TPM now threatening violence
The Herald reports:
Act leader David Seymour is condemning an 'immature' challenge to a charity fight from prominent Treaty activist Eru Kapa-Kingi.
In a video posted to social media yesterday, Kapa-Kingi took exception to Seymour calling his mother, Te Pāti Māori MP Mariameno Kapa-Kingi, an 'idiot' during the House's debate on the Regulatory Standards Bill last week.
'David Seymour crossed a line when he attacked my mum in Parliament. This just got personal,' Kapa-Kingi said.
He said Seymour was clearly unaware of the rule that should someone talk 'smack' about a person's mother, 'then you're bound to get slapped up'. …
Kapa-Kingi, also a Professional Teaching Fellow with the University of Auckland, then raised the possibility of a 'charity fight' between the pair, in which he promised to devote all funds to pro-Treaty initiatives, should he win.
Kapa-Kingi threatens violence against Seymour, because he called another MP an idiot in the House. He is or was a Vice-President of Te Pati Maori, was on their payroll, and was a candidate for them at the last election.
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