one small feather in the scale of justice against your cause

All posts questioning the innocence of the plaintiffs are gone. That smacks of deceit.

Anger was the typical emotion displayed by the pro-plaintiff posters.

In my experience, anger is often a bully response of those that know they are wrong, combine it with deceit and that feather becomes a stone on the scale of justice. Think about every scammer you see getting outted by the TV news. What do you see? Lies and anger.