Because of how people use the word `aggravate', I thought that `aggravated assault' must be a lesser charge than other assault, because obviously it's worse to attack without provocation.
A childhood belief about criminals
others believed things like this
- I thought the 'dubbing mixer' on TV credits was the person in charge of stirring the make up for the actors.— Clive
- I used to get mad when people used the word "native" because I thought they were making fun of my name!— Nate
- We knew a woman named Barbara Hannah, and I thought she was was in charge of Hannah-Barbara!Anon
- I thought you always die if you A. get cancer or B. have a heart attack— Nate
- In first grade, I thought that if I've never heard of a word before, then it wasn't a word.— Destiny
- I thought the song "Party Time" by Moby was actually saying "heart attack" (this was before I knew the title)— Elviessa