I drive a plug-in hybrid. If someone non-destructively deflates my tires, I’m going to have to pull out the inflator and sit there using more of the charge I put into the battery overnight to inflate them. The next time I charge I’m going to use more electricity than if may tires hadn’t been deflated, or be forced to switch to gas sooner on a longer trip.
My own inconvenience aside, the only possible outcome of deflating tires is using energy from somewhere to put air back in them.
