You would think taxpayers would be sick of savages destroying everything

You cannot have a healthy and stable structural-functional society with uncivilized individuals that have consistent patterns of social dysfunction. They bring unbalanced chaos to social norms and harmony for all individuals to be able to coexist.
"Savage" can mean untamed, wild, cruel, or brutal, depending on the context. It can also refer to a person belonging to a primitive society or a brutal person.
• Adjective:
◦ Untamed, wild: "Savage beasts" or "the savage wilderness".

◦ Cruel, brutal, violent: "A savage beating" or "a savage attack".

◦ Not civilized: "Savage customs".
In a broad sense, "society" refers to a group of people who live in a defined community, share common cultural elements, and interact with each other, often with a shared political authority.
Society encompasses a group of people who live and work together in a defined territory, interacting and sharing a common culture and values.
• Key Characteristics:
◦ Shared Culture: Societies have a common language, traditions, beliefs, and values that guide their interactions and behaviors.

◦ Social Structures: They have organized systems of relationships, institutions, and roles that shape how people interact and function.

◦ Social Control: Societies employ both formal (laws, rules) and informal (customs, norms) mechanisms to maintain order and regulate behavior.

◦ Cooperation and Division of Labor:Society relies on cooperation and a division of labor to meet the needs of its members.”