The point is that I was accused of defending my partner. When "my partner" flips town, I'm now basically being accused of defending him knowing I would flip town.
I expected this to happen, so it's not a surprise. The truth is that anyone who scumread it just found it scummy independent of TIAM's flip. It's just frustrating to know that chances are a lynch is town, and to know that you should fight to move it, while simultaneously knowing
in advance
that A) It is likely hopeless B) You even trying is likely to get scumread.
P-Edit: Right, and I just justified why my interpretation is valid, and how it fits the definition. Glad we can agree. Your acknowledgement that the statements weren't made with TIAM's alignment in mind don't really hold water when
as scum
they're definitely made knowing his alignment in advance.