My forefathers terminated racoons near their farms on sight with extreme predjudice and for very good reasons.

Oh yes? And what might those very good reasons be, pray? What other creatures did they terminate for similar reasons, pray?

I seem to recall something about "The Only Good Indian...."

I guess there is a lot of other serious things the critters can carry...

Well, I can send ya a lot longer list of the serious, deadly & unpleasant things HUMANS can carry and from which you can die.

Best stop shaking hands with folks, too.