Whilst we've seen in the past where intervention has not gone well and produced mixed results, it was necessary here so that the BAF side could at least have some kind of enjoyment. People were on the brink of logging off. I generally enjoy playing snubs in this game over caps. You can't tell me that walking into this on a fighter with standard respawns is something I should keep logging into and enjoy:
Barrier making this decision was the correct call. This fight was far from perfect but decisions were made for the purpose of people being able to enjoy themselves in at least some capacity. It seems very unfair to expect the BAF side to lie down and get rolled. There have been events in the far past where none of this support has been given and the outcome in terms of the community's health has been far worse - I am speaking from direct experience (iykyk).
If the Molly/Coalition side is upset that efforts were made to ensure the BAF side could have fun... I don't really know what to say. It seemed clear that very little concessions were made by the Molly/Coalition side to balance the fight. At that point, Staff intervention becomes necessary.