I used to believe that police officers were basically the entire criminal justice system. I thought they could arrest anyone at any time and send them to prison for as long as they wanted.
When I was about 5 or 6, a police officer visited my school to give a talk. I asked a question and called him 'Sir' but he told me to call him 'Dave', not 'Sir.
I immediately burst in to tears because I thought I had angered him and he was going to send me to prison for the rest of my life.
A childhood belief about police
others believed things like this
- I wanted to be a police officer as a kid because I believe police officer's couldn't die.— Sam
- I thought the song "Karma Police" was actually saying "call the police" before I learned the title— Alberto Richardson
- I used to believe when a person was convicted of a crime and sent to prison, his lawyer went to prison, too.— Tara
- When I was a little kid. I thought that police officers were a gang of mean people who bullied others.— LOOL
- I used to believe police officers can't get arrested.— Anonymous
- When I was younger, my brother told me the police had an infra-red system and could see into everyones house.— Clare, Ireland