Tropescilloscope: Cowboy Cop

A loose cannon cop who DOESN'T play by the rules! (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Authority Equals Asskicking Bittersweet Ending You Have Outlived Your Usefulness Neck Lift Superhero Adaptational Villainy Fish out of Water Retcon Heterosexual Life-Partners Auto Erotica Black Dude Dies First Daylight Horror Cool Old Lady Every Car Is a Pinto Leitmotif Death by Sex