When I was a kid I believed that the satellite they put into space was to watch for people who littered. So I never, ever littered, not even one little piece of paper. I just knew that the second I did the satellites would know and the police would arrest me, and that would be it.
A childhood belief about police

others believed things like this
- When I used to see a sign saying "Littering Fine" I thought they meant if you littered REAL GOOD!— Lou V.
- I used to think that satellites were launched from satellite dishes.— Mike
- When I was a kid I thought that the newsreaders on satellite TV lived in the satellites.— Mat
- I used to believe that if you did not keep your shoes tied, that the police would arrest you.— Kelly
- My mom threatened that if I didn't eat all my vegetables that the police would come and arrest me.— Lisa T.
- i used to think that vacuum cleaners had little piece of space inside them because space is a vacuumAnon