When I was a kid I used to look out the side of the car trying to find the cops hiding in the bushes and trees because my mom told me that cops would hide so that you can't see them when they use the radar gun.
A childhood belief about police

others believed things like this
- When I was six, my cousin told me that if I stuffed my bra the cops would come get me and take me to jail.— Juliea
- I used to believe that undercover cops hid under covers/sheets. — Holly
- I used to wonder why so many cops in movies were called "Lieutenant" as a christian name.— chris
- I thought that serial killers had serial numbers like products did so the cops could identify them easier. — C
- I used to believe that, by moving their branches from one side to another, trees made wind.— Pilar
- I used to believe wind came from trees. And when it was really windy, the trees were really mad.— Tiffany