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Agree! Except that I expect my roosters to show at least some friendliness toward people or they don't go onto the breeding program. Sooner or later if he's only interested in himself he's going to breed less tame chooks, and who's got the time for managing or treating spacky idiots? Not me. What you keep and breed is what you will have in future, and also what you'll pass on to others. I think there's so many mean roos because people have tolerated and bred them for so long. Chickens have been domesticated for so many generations, it's really a matter of what we allow. It's not like we've only just domesticated them! We allow too much disrespect, and giving the animal excessive respect is not a solution either. I've gotten rid of a few aggressive roos, not of my breeding, and ever since had no problems. I've bred and kept hundreds of all breeds and had them all freeranging together without violence or threats. I simply don't breed aggressive roosters so I don't get aggressive roosters. It works very quickly, five generations, max. The golden oldie, the '5 generation rule.' Seems true enough.
It's like someone keeping and breeding a dog known to maul people. Not once, but multiple times. Who would not expect the pups to present high risks in themselves, because of the parent's behaviour? Who takes the chance? Who pays for that person taking the chance, in the end? Oh, some will say, but he's just protecting ________(insert rationalization or excuse here) as he chases kids down the street ripping them apart! Oh, it's just the wolf in his ancestry! Wolves aren't pets! It's just that he's male! Classic and unfounded. There's good males and bad males, just as there are good females and bad females. A violent and dangerous animal is a violent and dangerous animal.
If you tolerate and breed a dangerous animal, you're perpetuating this behaviour. Some hens don't mind getting stuck into people too. If you don't want violent chooks, cull violent chooks, don't breed them, and you won't hatch more. If he's become peaceful now you've de-spurred him, he'll likely start up again when they grow back. He's displaying a set pattern.
