Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-1962215-20131025071041/@comment-4393153-20131031203049

Neal's last memory of his father for centuries was his father breaking their deal and chosing power over family. He knows his father hurt people, killed them for the smallest perceived slights.

From all that, I can see Neal get the idea that family means nothing to Rumple

Likewise, Rumple admitted that he was going to kill Henry.

Yes, he said that the moment he realized that Henry was Neal's son he changed his mind, however Neal still seams to believe that Rumple doesn't truly care about family, so he has no reason to believe him

I think that the people who hate Neal hate him because we know more about Rumple's motivations that he does, because we've seen them in flashabacks. It's dramatic irony, we know more than the characters