Reply #51: Perhaps the 8-year-old has been conditioned by his parents to feel

[Maddy McCall]

uncomfortable about hand holding.

We raise our children with such fear of adults (every adult is a potential pedophile in some parents' minds) that it is amazing that kids and adults are even able to talk to each other any more.

If you had any concerns about the guy, then why didn't you call the police the day that he mowed the grass with his privates exposed??? why wait until you and your neighbors have determined that he is a pedophile to call about the mowing incident? Sounds like you have made the decision and you are reaching into the past to find justifications to get the police involved now. I feel for your neighbor. Calling the police is the WRONG move.