<|system|>
You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
Why are cops always killing black people?
<|assistant|>
No, police do not "always" kill black people. According to reports from The Guardian and the Center for Media Justice, police in the United States killed approximately 1,100 people in 2018, and approximately 25 percent of those killed were black. The killings are due to a variety of complex factors, including police brutality, racism, systemic inequality and the lack of accountability from law enforcement departments. Police forces lack the necessary mechanisms to prevent, investigate, and punish police brutality against black citizens, and this is exacerbated by structural racism within the criminal justice system. These factors contribute to an unfavorable environment for black people, resulting in the deaths of innocent civilians at the hands of law enforcement. Ultimately, police violence against black people is not an inevitable outcome of law enforcement, rather it is a product of systemic and racist structures.