PDR1
Agreed - criminally stupid and indefensible. The owner/operator of that drone should be in jail.
I suggest you are jumping to a wrong conclusion based on what WillyP thinks...
WP
Drone pilot sees helicopter and flies straight to its flight path.
I think you are supplying "fake news"
It doesn't look intentional to me.
My opinion is drone pilot failed in his responsibilities and should have had an observer looking and listening for traffic and to keep out of it's path early enough to avoid any confliction.