The critters used to be stable about a century ago. Jack-asses have bread them for viciousness...
Maybe so, but now that it’s happened, they’re out there and a lot of innocent people could be killed or mauled. I’d rather be shot than mauled. Way more damage and no way to repair it very easily or well.
The first job I ever had was working in a law office. One of the first cases I every saw was a horrific dog bite case. It was a small boy. Though I forgot the dog breed, I have never forgotten those pictures of that poor little boy’s shredded face and missing ear.