I used to think that jaywalking meant walking across the street naked.
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 believe that jay walking was walking naked on the street. — Kendra
- If you step on the cracks in tiles when walking through a street, fairies will die.— Maddie
- I used to believe that showing my bare arms meant that I was naked, so I never wore short sleeves as a kid. Anon
- my mom believed when she was little that a street sign that said don't walk meant you better run.— Sara Mclen
- i used to believe that the no outlet signs meant that noone in that section of the street had electricityAnon