Days of Our Lives Fans Aren’t Sure Why Crime Seems to Pay in Salem

Crime and soaps have gone hand in hand for decades. From crimes of passion to organized crime, soaps have shown that bad guys often get away with anything. However, on “Days of Our Lives,” the good guys have gone rogue and are getting away with it all.

It all started when Hope (Kristian Alfonso) shot Stefano (Joseph Mascolo) multiple times in the chest–a unarmed old man in a wheelchair. Yes, he’s likely THE greatest soap villain of all time, but Hope shooting him was completely out of character.

Next, came teenage Joe (James Lastovic), smothering Ava Vitali (Tamara Braun), another villain, with a pillow. Roman knows of their crimes and chose to turn a deaf ear.

Meanwhile, Roman’s own son drove drunk on New Year’s Eve and he had to pay. We are not saying he shouldn’t have paid, but why has he been the only “good” character to pay for a crime in 2016?

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Soap Shows wanted to know how you feel about this turn of events, and whether the writers have created a double standard.

Out of about 2,000 votes, 74% are not happy with these stories of good guys going rogue, but getting away with it. If Eric (Greg Vaughan) had to pay, why doesn’t anyone else. On “General Hospital,” a good woman–Anna–was arrested this week for shooting a bad man and is finally ready to face the consequences the way it should be.

A smaller 25% of you think Stefano and Ava needed to die, and if good guys had to get it done, then so be it. Stefano had been menacing Salem for decades and Ava was just a nut who had no business returning to Salem.

The final 3% don’t even care. As we already said, crime, murder, and drama are all a part of soaps and many characters have gotten away with worse many times.

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