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Wow, in looking at these videos again, it appears that Officer Green didn't just do a good job...he did an OUTSTANDING job of keeping himself and his partner alive. I don't care if we found out a few days later that it was a BB gun - he was not afforded the time to make that determination. I thought his speed, control, and shot placement were well above par. I would only hope that I could do the same if the situation presented itself.

I even liked the part where he saw the danger on that last table, and moved the silverware off to the side and watched until the suspect had walked past that table.

Sure, it could be said that Officer Griffin was a bit late to the party putting her rounds downrange, but that's Monday-morning quarterbacking (while watching the video in slo-mo and stop-action about 10 times over and over). Put it in real-time, and I'm not going to fault her. Perhaps her delay MIGHT have cost a life (hers or her partner's) IF (a) the BG's gun had been real, and IF(b) Officer Green were not a direct descendant of Speedy Gonzales, but neither of those if's manifested themselves.

On full reflection, if there were anything that I'd have done differently, I would have cuffed him inside the bathroom - before bringing him through the restaurant full of people, before allowing him into the open where he has more freedom of movement, and before he has had the time to formulate a plan of action. That being said, I don't know the totality of the situation - so I don't know if restraining was warranted or not - so my perspective is worth about as much as the BBs in the gun that he pulled.

Thank God that the good guys prevailed in this situation, both from a safety and a legal perspective.