In their minds they did the right thing," the relative replied, adding that the subsequent backlash hurt the officers "more than anything".
Fealy said the incident was a "glaring example" of the backlash that can occur as a result of a few frustrated remarks.
Tony Abbott has sought to play down the backlash over Australia's decision to refer to East Jerusalem as "disputed" rather than "occupied" territory, saying the government had made only a "terminological clarification".
And the triumphalism attached to the backlash against Emily Thornberry stupidly tweeting that picture are all post-Ukip.
This absence is at least partially explained by the thorough discrediting of nationalism after nazism and the fact that, unlike further east, communist elites did not become corrupt nouveaux riches (and therefore the subject of a rightwing backlash, as in Hungary, for instance).
Malik was told about the social media backlash against her by a show producer after her own exit from the house.
Like Alexander, celebrity stylist Gray thinks any backlash against men's short-shorts is really about gender and even anxiety around the accuser's sexuality.
The comments, and the backlash against them, illustrate how a tormented racial history dating back centuries is in constant tension with the aspiration of a "rainbow nation".
Media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether the BBC took due care of the welfare of the child because he was identifiable and his remarks could cause a backlash.
The backlash was led by Michael Howard, whose 1993 slogan "prison works" marked a tougher attitude towards crime and punishment that continued through Labour's years in power.
The extent of Farage's ambitions came to light as Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg faced a serious backlash from party malcontents, including at least two parliamentary candidates and several prominent councillors, as activists gathered names on a petition demanding he be replaced immediately by a new leader.
