Nappy - I was the third guy in 3 days to pop your chute. It didn't quite unfold how Sunking just mentioned it, but I'll tell you why I did it -
You pulled your chute so high up in the air that you appear as a red con on my radar. I hate the distraction because as I'm flying I am always checking my radar, making sure there isn't a con I don't see in my six view, and these damn annoying chutes that float down from 20k (you weren't that high, but were in a bomber I believe) show up as cons on my radar and cause me added stress. So, occasionally when there are many cons in the area, and if I have lots of extra ammo, I'll pop a chute here or there.
Now, regrettably this caused you some pain - I'm not sure how it might affect your stats (I assume you're upset because you don't like how it might affect your stats - because otherwise "it is just a game").
I suppose I would suggest that HTC code the game so that chutes don't show up on radar, then I wouldn't have that distraction anymore.
WineMan