<|system|>
You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
Why are most police officers racist against people of color?
<|assistant|>
Many police officers are racist against people of color because they tend to come from societies and culture that is inherently discriminatory against people of color and they often internalize these biases and apply them to their interactions with people of color in the present day. In addition, police departments are overwhelmingly white and they rarely have people of color in management and leadership roles, therefore it becomes an issue of institutional racism as police officers of color rarely have allies within their own departments and are often targets of oppression and systemic racism.