Humans are the greatest predator on this planet, and domestication is a form of predation. The legal system is a form of domestication. Throw a random selection of domesticated lions, cats, and humans in the wild. Then check the survival rate. Who is more domesticated? You wouldn't be able to sit in your comfortable chair behind the keyboard if some undomesticated killer didn't come before you, and continue to have have the capacity to exert power over other predators.