I used to believe that jay walking was walking naked on the street.
A childhood belief about criminals

others believed things like this
- I used to believe jaywalking meant walking around naked in public (from naked as a JAY bird...)— Izzi
- i used to think the song "walking in a winter wonderland" was "walking in a womens underwear"— stephen s
- If you step on the cracks in tiles when walking through a street, fairies will die.— Maddie
- I used to believe that it was the law to hold the railing when you're walking down/up stairs— Brit
- I used to believe I could fly.
All I had todo was step of a flight of stairs and I'd be walking in the air...— Dolly - Well I once believed that when someone was home alone, they'd walk around naked..Anon