I guess you had to be there.
I would never second guess the actions of the pilot in a case like this. The guy was mad that you stoned his car. I think he was upset. Hitting the nose of the ship with a gym bag doesn't equate to trying to destroy the helicopter. He wasn't trying to put his fist through the door window, just open the door. I'm belted in. So let him open the door. I'm guessing he's looking for an apology. So I apologize. If he gets violent, I stick my ball point pen in his eye and he stagers into the tail rotor. (Just kidding). I don't know. My gut says that I would try to calm things down. As long as my pax are inside the ship, they are pretty safe. I'd rather have someone try to destroy my ship on the ground than in the air. Then that might just be me. I guess you had to be there.