Cactus jack, Im not going to wade into an airmanship argument with anyone but interesting that you mentioned Balanced Field Length.
Yep, intersection or not BFL is the worse possible case.(Accelerate Stop Distance Required [ASDR] = Engine out distance to reach 35 ft).
Some guys still insist on pushing things closer to the limit unnecessarily but still the decision rests with the PIC, although its still legal.
Even though legal some guys consider this wreckless and mention the word "cowboy" but each to their own.
I see international airline guys do it all the time, take the "F" intersection on the western side of Rwy 16R (Syd) and hold for five mins before the cabin is ready when there is no traffic between them and the full length.
With some 600m of runway wasted you see these guys disappear from sight over the hump only to reappear on TCAS struggling away over BBay.
If someone wants to take the intersection which in this case was legal then so be it.
Others may judge but dont know the facts (ie: pax numbers/weight etc).