I used to believe criminals were all called Mr. Meaner by a judge if they were caught, because I kept hearing about people charged with misdemeanor crimes on the news.
A childhood belief about criminals

others believed things like this
- when i was little, i thought that a con artist was a person that painted pictures of people commiting crimes— kimkim
- I used to think if you caught a cold during summer, it was called a "hot".— Brandon Campbell
- I used to believe that people from Holland were called "Hollish", like people from Poland are called "Polish"— Sally
- i used to think that the paparazzi were a group of Italian criminals or spies. i have no idea why?? Anon
- When the police are talking about "rap sheets," I thought that the criminals were making rap music.Anon
- I used to believe that tv people were tiny famous people that lived inside that box with a window called TV.— Miguel Horacio