I think Belle knows that Rumple was certainly no angel before he met her and probably doesn’t concern herself with the details of his actions in the past unless it affects her (For example, Hook went after her to get after Rumple so Belle wanted to know what had happened between Hook and Rumple).
well of course she does. But we’re not talking about a couple of youthful indiscretions. In fact, no one knows what we’re talking about. It’s a giant blank slate. For all we know, Rumple did nothing “wicked” in those years. But for all we know, he murdered tons of people.
If she doesn’t concern herself with murder–if indeed that’s what happened–then we really need to have a discussion about the believability of Belle, the character. (we can maybe do her next week?)