Edmick,
Geez, thanks again....
Ashen,
No problem with stereotype from me. I do in fact love donuts and there are none better than Krispy Kreme! I once researched the origin of the "cops and donut shops" and found this:
Because cops must work all hours of the day or night, in years past there were very few places if any, that cops on a midnight shift could stop in and have a break and a cup of coffee. The only such places were donut shops (particularly in the big cities) that had employees working the wee hours of the morning. As they were on frequent occasion, targets for robbers in those hours, they would invite cops in for donuts and coffee, often times for free. It was a symbiotic relationship. The shops got professional security service for the cheap price of a few donuts and coffee. They wanted them hanging around. So folks saw this, not knowing the real deal and assumed that "cops love donuts." Not realizing the donut shops pretty much had a monopoly because of the hours... So it carries through to this very day and even most cops I know, are probably not aware of these facts. FYI haha
I wrote a book that was published in 2008, it went very well with signings and such and as a result I got invited to do an appearance on a talk radio show. I will never forget it. When they opened up the phones to callers, guess what was the first question? caller #1 you're on... "Yeah, what's up with cops and donuts?" Killed me....
In modern times, (more so early in my career than now), Waffle House and it's spin-off Huddle House would hire off-duty cops on the weekends to provide security. By law here, all bars and nightclubs had to close their doors and be empty of patrons by 3 a.m. So typically, hordes of drunken folks would stumble in to get food at this time. I think many people believed that the cops were just "hanging out" there, not knowing that they were actually being paid by the establishment to be there... On that note, I do love me some good greasy hash browns! Scattered, smothered and covered.... haha