It’s true: The Washington Post reports that local fishermen have caught a number of bull sharks in the Potomac River.

This is something about which I have mixed feelings.

On the one hand: How cool that bull sharks are showing up in the Potomac.

On the other hand: They’re being slaughtered for no reason.

Crowder measured the shark (8 feet, 3 inches), took a few photos, then dumped it back into the river, its stomach split open to keep it from floating.

What a civilized species we are.

Now, it’s true that bull sharks are one of the three species (along with great whites and tigers) that are known to attack humans on occasion. But…very rare occasion. Truth is, if you swim in the Potomac, you’re much more likely to die from some pollution-related infection than from a shark attack.

It doesn’t help that the Washington Post headline reads “Cue the ‘Jaws’ Theme.”

People…haven’t we moved on by now?