Do police officers in the US really eat a lot of doughnuts?

Actually, the idea that police officers are obsessed with Donuts comes from the fact that back in the earlier part of the 20th century, before we became a 24 hour society, the cops on the late shift could find nothing open in the middle of the night where they could eat- everything was closed by late evening at the very latest. read more

All of my colleagues and I are very health-conscious, and I reckon about 70% of the officers on my force are vegetarians. An additional 10% or so are vegans. The few officers who do eat meat make sure to only eat organic meat. Okay, you can all stop laughing now. Yeah, many of us eat tons of donuts. read more

They could pack lunch, pray for an all-night diner on their route or fill up on doughnuts,” Norm Stamper, the former chief of the Seattle Police Department, says in The Donut: History, Recipes, and Lore from Boston to Berlin by Michael Krondl. read more

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