If it is true that...

Cats are highly stimulated and primed for hunting behavior

Then it must be true that...

Cats cannot easily control or veto the innate reflex to hunt

If it is true that...

Cats cannot easily control or veto the innate reflex to hunt

and

Humans are often the target of a cat's hunting reflexes

Then it must be true that...

There are many cases of petting a cat which appears perfectly happy, yet the cat suddenly "turns" and bites you, going far beyond any normal "play aggression" or "warning nip"