By the same logic it’s a myth that your boiler won’t explode if you have it serviced regularly. Yes, it can still happen.

Don’t resist police or behave erratically when they’ve been called out on a report of an armed crazy person. In everything but a vanishingly small number of cases you won’t get shot. Get your gas boiler serviced: https://www.which.co.uk/reviews/boilers/article/getting-the-best-boiler-service