National Party MP Sam Uffindell was kicked out of King's College after beating up a younger pupil at the exclusive school.
Uffindell was sixteen at the time, while the boy he hit was aged thirteen. It all happened decades ago.
Should people in general, and politicians in particular, be held accountable for historical wrongdoing of this kind?
Veteran media educator and former University of Canterbury School of Political Science and Communications head Jim Tully spoke to Guyon Espiner.
