Chronicle poll results: Epstein files

Last week, the Chronicle asked its readers in an online poll the following question: “Are you interested in the content of the Epstein files?” Of the 302 people who responded, 61% said yes; 20% said no; and 19% said marginally. Comments were submitted by 86 people. A few follow.

I’m interested in people being held accountable. I’m also interested in not having to hear about this anymore.

I’m about as interested in the contents of the Epstein files as I am in seeing how sausages are made. It nonetheless behooves us all, as American citizens, to know as much as possible about the kinds of people our president likes to pal around with, which in turn tells us about the kind of person he is.

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I think this issue is moot and should be left private. It is a waste of government time. The time could be spent on other important issues such as health care/insurance. It will do nothing but open Pandora’s box.

It is appropriate and necessary to consider the character of our leaders and luminaries. When public figures participate in cruel and criminal activity in private, we should reconsider whether they are the best people for their positions of influence and authority.

Yes, because I want the focus to be on the victims — the girls who were exploited, groomed and raped — getting justice. I want every rapist, regardless of their wealth and connections, to be held accountable for their horrific actions.

I don’t think we’ll ever see the real information.

Anyone who has paid attention to these predators for the past 20 years already knows the extent of the damage done to the trafficked girls. I would like it made public that our so-called “esteemed” men such as Prince Andrew, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, etc., were busy getting away with this kind of abuse for years. #MeToo, like it or not, changed the milieu somewhat. Yes, name them.

What a sad commentary on our times that we are even facing this. And to add horror to the disgust is the perpetrator was Jewish.

You have to wonder if the files were adulterated before release to protect or expose some falsely.

I would like to be able to finally know who is implicated and to what degree. Perhaps we can, as a country, have some closure. Maybe this will be less interesting once it is in the rear view and we can get on with more important issues facing our country.

If there are people who participated knowingly in the trafficking of underage girls, they should be prosecuted. But I think as a matter of interest, it’s overheated as a form of salacious entertainment, not justice.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant! PJC