I used to believe that thrift stores were where thief's came to sell all the goods they stole. I couldn't figure out why the police didn't just wait outside the store to catch the thief's.
A childhood belief about criminals

others believed things like this
- I used to think that Cher really WAS a gypsy and a thief and some kind of egyptian ruler.— Piper
- I used to think that the clothes in the thrift store were new— Ellie
- I thought drug stores sold drugs. I never understood how they could sell illegal drugs.— Diana Rios
- I used to believe that drug stores sold illegal drugs and I couldn't work out how they got away with it.— Bigg Jase
- I wanted to be a police officer as a kid because I believe police officer's couldn't die.— Sam
- When I was 6 I truly thought that if something was £50 and you gave them £30 you got the goods AND £20 changeAnon