People flying drones have been assaulted, they've had their footage taken and destroyed, and, now, they've been tased.

Last weekend, a man flying a three-inch plastic drone was tased and arrested by a US park ranger at Hawaii's Volcanoes National Park. The man had apparently been flying the drone to videotape the park's rising lava lake.

According to Hawaii Now News (?video here), Travis Sanders was unaware that flying drones is prohibited in the National Parks System. He said a ranger there angrily approached him and he simply wanted to leave, so he started to walk away from the ranger.

"Why the hell did you shoot me with a stun gun because I flew a remote controlled helicopter?"

"He sounded very angry, confrontational, like he wanted to fight, and I didn't want to stick around for it," he told the station. "I told him I don't have ID, and I'm leaving."

A spokesperson for the park, Jessica Ferracane, told the station that rangers said Sanders was "very unpredictable and unruly," so that's why he was tased. A video shot by a bystander showed the aftermath of the event:

"Why the hell did you run?" a ranger asked Sanders.

"Why the hell did you shoot me with a stun gun because I flew a remote controlled helicopter?" he responded.

That's a good question. I've reached out to Sanders and Ferracane multiple times to hear more about what they have to say, but haven't heard back yet. Witnesses told Hawaii News Now that the ranger's reaction seemed uncalled for and excessive.

In fact, legally, it's not a tasable offense. And the NPS should have that drilled into their collective heads by now.