Don't move the goal posts now daz! Pulls someone down or uses a pulling down action?
People use the second one during aerial challenges all the time or you wouldn't be asking that question, but by asking it you've kinda proved it's not all that alien.
Either way, it was a red because the rules say it was, so we're arguing over what we think the rules should be which is even more pointless, so I'm going to be make my therapist proud and give up.