Offenses open the door to further abominable actions

Lord Caitanya… advised that one be very careful not to offend Vaisnavas. He compared offenses toward a Vaisnava to a mad elephant. As a mad elephant can do anything horrible, so when a person offends a Vaisnava he can perform any abominable action.

Srimad Bhagavatam 4.2.19 purport