If a member presents irrefutable independently verifiable evidence of scamming.  Evidence that nobody can refute and even the scammer does not deny. It is clear unquestionable evidence of scamming.

Then the scammers friends realizing they are unable to excuse or refute the evidence then try to mislead other readers by piling on in numbers screaming " defamation" or " trolling" or ordering other people to ignore, or abandon the thread?  A clear attempt to discredit or  Wash out the evidence in a mass of lies and groundless accusations..

Then clearly this is scammer shielding and supporting.

Are these scammer shielders or supporters  to be viewed as equally untrustworthy  or even more so than the scammer that does not even deny scamming, nor try to create excuses that are often totally ridiculous involving time travel and the changing of words to their opposite meaning ? Or giving opinions and statements that collapse under scrutiny then say  that their opinions are not based on reason because they claim opinions are not meant to be formed employing reason?

So are these types as untrustworthy as the scammer themselves?

Let us have a sensible debate.

If they presented even strong or compelling evidence of scamming or directly financially dangerous behavior from " non dt" members and you said they were trolling or defaming or lying. Hmmmm

When you may ask these scammer shielders and supporters to produce the false and defamatory material they simply refuse or run away. There is no such material and they know they are spreading false and misleading information to shield their scamming friends.

On top of this . Merit is often applied to these scammer supporting lies to add extra influence.

This is not a isolated incident. This behavior is rife?