I used to think that breathalyzer tests were administered by people blowing good long puffs into the cops' faces and that the cops determined their drunkenness by the potency of the smell.
A childhood belief about police

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that undercover cops hid under covers/sheets. — Holly
- I used to wonder why so many cops in movies were called "Lieutenant" as a christian name.— chris
- 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 thought that serial killers had serial numbers like products did so the cops could identify them easier. — C
- I used to believe that african american people were black because they ate too much CoCo Puffs— Jessica
- I used to believe that when I farted, i could smell up all the stench before anyone else could smell it.— Tim