When I was a kid used to think that if I tore the tag off of the pillow the police were going to immediately come to my house, arrest me, and put me in jail.
A childhood belief about police

others believed things like this
- 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.
- my mum told me when i was 11 if i swore the police would take me to jail. — tg in blue
- When I was younger, my brother told me the police had an infra-red system and could see into everyones house.— Clare, Ireland
- I thought the song "Karma Police" was actually saying "call the police" before I learned the title— Alberto Richardson
- When I used to see the sign 'police accident' I thought it meant that a police car had crashed.Anon