I was told as a young child that if I didn't smile going past the police station, I wouldbe arrested.
A childhood belief about police

others believed things like this
- 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
- I used to think that you would get arrested if you didn't swing your arms when you walked in publicAnon
- when i was young i thought god was a cloud, big white fluffy cloud floating around with 2 eyes and a smile. — kerrie
- When I was young I thought that after pulling out off a petrol station the car would go faster— Amine
- As a child i was under the impression that the huge power station chimneys were cloud makers.— scruffyoik