I had no more information than you - I’ve never seen the design of this game and nothing had been spoiled for me at the point in which I figured CS was scum. His claim in a vacuum was fine, but when compared against the other roles out in the open made little sense. Then when you take into account Apollo’s reveal about his attempt to kill CS failing and try to consider what Geno would have gained as scum to go with a fake claim like that just to get one player lynched it just was surprising to me to see it so close, let alone ultimately Geno being lynched. Obviously scum had a role in that happening. I’ve had my share of bad reads and pushed mislynches without considering the game as a whole before though. Not like I was saying I’m immune to a tunnel or anything. It happens, heat of the moment and what not. I meant no offense.
I still don't think it was obvious. Geno may have had no reasonable motive as scum to off Terra, but they had history and you never know how important sth. like that could be. And it wouldn't be the first time for unreasonable moves in a game of mafia in our community...
Furthermore he shot himself in the foot with the gambit (yes, even though it did reveal scum), that just looked like outing another PR as in taking down as much as possible while being alive.
CS claim was how exactly bad? One can critisize the immediate need to claim at all. Taking 30 minutes to give "boatmaster" as description may be another hint.
Apart from that? Day action was possible and lead people to believe him even.
There were two sides with unreasonable moves and motives to claim. CS was in no need to claim as scum, why couldn't it be over nervous town?
Apollo came forward and pegged the egg into in a longshot theory to make several person scum.
And a false red check will most likely lead to the death of the claimed cop, no matter what else is happening.