Are humans really a kinder, gentler species?

Rutger Bregman is a Dutch author and historian and argues that people are essentially good.  Yet, we hear and see on the news the 'dark' of human behavior from violence towards each other, criminal behavior to political grift, etc. This is important to consider when deciding what type of societal rules and/or laws should be implemented. What does society look like if we take this outlook on society? On the other hand, we can adopt views like Bregman's and then craft a society with different laws and/or regulations.  Given what we have studies and witness through our studies what point between positive or negative regard do you have regarding human behavior? Back up your discussion with two links that would support your point of view. The link to the 30-minute program could be found here.