UPSTATE — Scandal sells, or so they say. But those voting voting in our weekly “Progress Poll” put more value in privacy than exposing the problems of celebrities.

When asked if professional golfer Tiger Woods should have to answer more questions about his auto accident in his yard, 62 percent of those voting said “no.”

The issue, from those voting on both sides, seemed to be fairness.

One of the voters in the 38 percent who voted “yes” said Woods’ celebrity status protected him in the incident.

“If my wife chases my car with a golf club and I run into a tree, you can bet I’ll be sitting in the county jail,” the voter said. “Tiger is treated different because he knows how to sink a putt. That’s just not right.”

But on the other hand, some voters felt Woods was unfairly being violated.

“It was a private matter, on private property, and nobody was injured,” the voter wrote. “What you do on your own property — as long as it doesn’t hurt anybody — is your own business.”

As the week continued and more information came out about the incident, the vote seemed to center on Woods’ alleged infidelity, which seemed to be the root of the problems.

“If Tiger’s lawyer has any sense, he’ll tell him to just keep quiet. The less said the better” one voter wrote.

Another thought it was a shame when someone’s personal troubles become national news.

“Husbands and wives have problems in just about every home in America. Because Tiger is a celebrity, his problems become front page news. He and his wife have the right to time by themselves, so they can put this behind them.”

Another voter was concerned that the national attention the incident was receiving was somehow making people not take the problem of domestic abuse seriously.

“Let’s face it — the idea of an athlete, even if it is just a golfer — running from his house in fear of his wife is downright funny,” the reader wrote. “But what is not funny is the fact that incidents like these happen every day, with more dire consequences. Had Tiger been injured or even killed in the wreck, we would not be laughing. Had he turned on his wife with physical force, we would not be laughing. So we should not be laughing now. Thousands die every year in these kind of ‘funny’ situations.”