Who in his right sense is gonna trust people?
I wouldn’t do it, either.
You know kitties are very vulnerable so they are defensive towards people. They do it well. The problem is up to people. How they behave with your kitty? Do they know how to treat with him/her?

As long as (s)he trusts you who are the one who lives with him/her, it’s fine.
You had a bad time and you made a mistake and what it means beside all the care you are giving your kitty. Nothing.
Kitties are like that, they have to protect themselves. I wouldn’t make a big deal of a punctual bad moment you had. You know it’s not gonna repeat.
I’m sure your kitty loves you tons. 😀