I used to believe that if you did not keep your shoes tied, that the police would arrest you.
A childhood belief about criminals

others believed things like this
- My mom threatened that if I didn't eat all my vegetables that the police would come and arrest me.— Lisa T.
- 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
- I wanted to be a police officer as a kid because I believe police officer's couldn't die.— Sam
- I used to believe that Haggis grew on trees, cause my dad tied one to a branch in the garden— Lynne
- My parents said that gnomes tied knots in my hair while I was sleeping. I had insomnia for years.— Daria