Race riot tanka & haiku

THE PRIME MINISTER ON RACE RIOTS
Don’t get caught up
in navel-gazing over
the reasons for it;

it’s just bad behaviour
fuelled by too much drinking.

THE PRIME MINISTER ON RIOTERS TORCHING CHURCHES
It is repugnant.
I condemn their actions
unconditionally.

KIM BEASLEY ON NEO-NAZIS
There are some stirrers
but it is just a very
small minority;

there are racist elements
but they occur on both sides.