Facebook post calls donuts ‘official fuel’ of police on National Donut Day
A Facebook post is marking National Donut Day by calling donuts the “official fuel source of law enforcement,” offering a humorous take on a longstanding cultural stereotype linking police and pastries.
The post, which used playful language and hashtags including #NationalDonutDay and #PoweredByPastries, said “For generations, donuts have powered patrol shifts, midnight stakeouts, crime scene perimeters” and included a tongue-in-cheek line that “Studies have shown that one glazed donut increases patience by 17%, report writing speed by 0.04%.”
The association between police and donuts is a well-known cultural trope rather than a documented policing practice. National Donut Day itself dates to the 1930s, when the Salvation Army established the observance to honor volunteers who served donuts to soldiers; the day has since become a popular promotional and celebratory event for bakeries and coffee shops.
The Facebook post also joked about bystanders photographing officers with donuts and repeating old jokes. The post presented itself as lighthearted commentary. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
