I used to believe that all 'bad people' (criminals) were short, unshaven and ugly and wore black-and-white striped shirts because that's how they were always pictured in storybooks. If only it were that obvious in real life!
A childhood belief about criminals

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that before color television the real world was in black and white. — Chris
- when i was litte
I used to believe that white people had white blood and black people had black blood.Anon - When I was little I used to believe that black people saw in black and white. — Chelsea
- I used to believe that showing my bare arms meant that I was naked, so I never wore short sleeves as a kid. Anon
- I used to believe that black people were white people dipped in Chocolate. That's what my dad told me...— Steve
- I used to believe that old people saw in black and white. Anon