This story is published in collaboration with The Appeal. For more reporting that explores criminal legal issues and injustices, sign up for The Appeal’s newsletter. There is nothing romantic about the police state. And yet, in some of the biggest hits of the rom-com world, white cops are the underdogs, just looking for the right person to love who loves them...
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