# Cops vs. Donuts? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 18, 2014, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737 "2014-10-18T22:49:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/21 "2014-10-19T04:36:33Z")
Prior thread: [What is the origin of the cops and donuts stereotype? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=420561) ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/22 "2014-10-20T04:31:53Z")
Following-up on a remark in that earlier thread, linked just above: Someone remarked that 7-11 wished to _encourage_ cops to hang out there, e.g., with free coffee or donuts. I’ve noticed a number of 7-11 stores, in cities I’ve been through (in California) that also have a prominently-marked designated parking space for a police car. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/23 "2014-10-20T13:40:14Z")
I used to work night shift for 7-Eleven way back when. It wasn’t official policy, but it was MY policy - cops got free coffee and cokes. I wanted my store to be a stopping place for the PD. As a result, stores were getting robbed right and left, but not mine. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/24 "2014-10-20T13:55:12Z")
I read the thread title as “Cops vs. Dracula” and talk about disappointed. Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![doorhinge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@doorhinge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doorhinge)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/25 "2014-10-20T14:43:42Z")
Cops drink coffee. Coffee is usually available 24/7 at donut shops, convenience stores, and fast food joints. The donuts are just a bonus. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/26 "2014-10-20T14:58:28Z")
Check the steering wheel of cruisers for glazing residue. When I worked in New Orleans and used a company car, there was a prohibition against eating Muffaletta sandwiches in the car, because the olive oil made the steering wheel dangerously slippery. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/27 "2014-10-20T15:00:59Z")
> [@pkbites](#): > > Which usually don’t have safeties. Well, that explains the holes in the donuts. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/28 "2014-10-20T15:11:49Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > I read the thread title as “Cops vs. Dracula” and talk about disappointed. Carry on. You _really_ need to get your eyeglass prescription changed.😉 ---
**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/29 "2014-10-20T15:14:10Z")
I was hoping this was about a new video game. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/30 "2014-10-20T19:57:11Z")
> [@Senegoid](#): > > I’ve noticed a number of 7-11 stores, in cities I’ve been through (in California) that also have a prominently-marked designated parking space for a police car. Which is kinda a bullshit thing to do. I used to drive an ambulance. I was expected, when I had to depart from the rig on a non-emergency, to park directly in front of the place of business so as to be able to affect a rapid departure if a call hit. The next time you whine about a cop or ambulance “parking like a jerk right in the emergency zone” think about their response time. 7-11 was wasting their money. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/31 "2014-10-20T20:06:10Z")
Not necessarily. Even if the police parking space isn’t strictly necessary, it still sends the message to the police that they’re welcome and appreciated there. I know that I’d be more likely to frequent a business if they made it clear that they appreciated me specifically, and I don’t see why cops would be any different. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/32 "2014-10-20T20:46:10Z")
What kind of Pinko Communist doesn’t like donuts? ---
**Author:** ![susanlinda823](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@susanlinda823](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susanlinda823)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/33 "2014-10-20T21:04:28Z")
What else are they supposed to be doing while their on the clock? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/34 "2014-10-20T22:57:31Z")
Let’s not forget, cops are actually awake at 5am when the donuts are fresh and hot off the press. A regular donut is good, but that same donut when it’s still warm and sticky right out of the fryer is to die for. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/35 "2014-10-21T03:21:22Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > What kind of Pinko Communist doesn’t like donuts? Someone who works in a doughnut shop? I never lost my love of them myself despite my year at Dunkin’ Donuts, but some of my fellow employees lost their taste for them. The same with President Obama and ice cream – I’ve read that his teenage job at Baskin-Robbins soured him on ice cream to this day. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737/36 "2014-10-21T03:27:33Z")
> [@susanlinda823](#): > > What else are they supposed to be doing while their on the clock? :smack: Just because you like something doesn’t mean you eat it on a regular basis. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-vs-donuts/701737.md?page=1)