I used to see newspaper stories about people being arrested for keeping/being in "disorderly houses." I used to think they were guilty of poor housekeeping, not gambling or prostitution.
A childhood belief about criminals

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that only 'poor' people had to go to the bathroom, that 'rich' people didn't.Anon
- i told my mother that sex was when two people get naked and tell ghost stories.— linds
- i used to think water towers were houses for really tall people. I thought they had big heads to.— Alyssa
- I used to believe that a brothel was where poor people used to go to get free broth.— Rob. UK
- behind the times ment behind the newspaper!!!!!!!— Neon Anon
- I used to believe that the Easter bunny delivered the newspaper. — Terisa