Some people tried to express their horror a terrible incident.

They chose ill advised words.

In turn they were accused of insincere 'hand wringing', and abuse of all Muslims.

I think you have to make allowances for when people are upset - they don't say the right things. We got used to all kinds of bitter things being said about us, the English; when the crisis in Northern Ireland was at its height. And we got used to bitter words condemning both Unionist and Republican positions.

Bitter words aren't helpful - that simple.

They're always part of the problem and nothing to do with the solution. And worst of all bitter words are fatally easy rhetoric.