My father always told me that if i did anything remotely impolite, that the police would come and throw me into politeness jail. (this was prompted by me gargling at the dinner table)
A childhood belief about criminals
others believed things like this
- my mum told me when i was 11 if i swore the police would take me to jail. — tg in blue
- I used to believe if I am naughty, a policeman would come get me and throw me to jail!— Melody
- I still hold my breath when I pass by cemetaries because it is impolite to breathe when other people can't.— Crystal
- 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
- 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