For some reason, I thought if you were arrested by the police, they were protecting you from something, like, if you were being robbed, they'd arrest you. I'd hear on the news about there'd been some protest and twelve arrests, and think "good, those twelve people will be alright then". Not sure how that happened.
A childhood belief about police
others believed things like this
- when I was little my uncle told me he was part bear. I believed people could be part bear until I was twelve. — Audrey
- I used to believe that if you did not keep your shoes tied, that the police would arrest you.— Kelly
- I used to believe police officers can't get arrested.— Anonymous
- If the lights in the car were on, you'd get arrested by the policeAnon
- My mom threatened that if I didn't eat all my vegetables that the police would come and arrest me.— Lisa T.
- I was told as a young child that if I didn't smile going past the police station, I wouldbe arrested.Anon