When I was a child I used to believe that the spot lights in the sky were the police that were trying to find bad children.
A childhood belief about police

others believed things like this
- I believed that traffic lights had police officers inside them, turning the lights on and off...— CrowHeart
- My daddy used to think that there was a children-police that killed children who was bad— jonnie
- If the lights in the car were on, you'd get arrested by the policeAnon
- When I was young I thought that a parking spot was a spot like a polka dot and not a space for a car.— Mina Tova
- I used to believe that moths circled lights at night trying to find a way out of the world!— Diane D.
- I was told as a young child that if I didn't smile going past the police station, I wouldbe arrested.Anon