When I was in kindergarten I walked to and from school by myself and had to cross the street. I believed that the crossing guard (maybe a 6th grader -- I know, another era) had the power to arrest and jail jaywalkers. I spent a horrible afternoon waiting for the police to come get me.
A childhood belief about police
others believed things like this
- I used to think Jaywalkers were people who walked briskly whilst swinging their arms.. whoops!— Lisa
- 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 saw a sign with a deer on it I always thought deer had to cross the street by it. like a cross walk— only me
- I used to think if you got a parking ticket, you spent the rest of your life in jail!— Dixie Chicks Fan