I used to think that things my parents told me not to do(i.e. jumping on the bed) were against the law and if the police found out I would go to jail.
A childhood belief about police
others believed things like this
- my mum told me when i was 11 if i swore the police would take me to jail. — tg in blue
- I thought the song "Karma Police" was actually saying "call the police" before I learned the title— Alberto Richardson
- When I used to see the sign 'police accident' I thought it meant that a police car had crashed.Anon
- When I was six, my cousin told me that if I stuffed my bra the cops would come get me and take me to jail.— Juliea
- I wanted to be a police officer as a kid because I believe police officer's couldn't die.— Sam
- When I was younger, my brother told me the police had an infra-red system and could see into everyones house.— Clare, Ireland