Sooo, with just three mafia in a 16 person game, I think it could be beneficial to no lynch for a few days, in order to give the cop a few investigations.
Plus side, we can get ~3-4 confirmed town which the cop can reveal the first 'real' day before we lynch someone.
Of course, the down side to this is if the cop gets NK'ed, then this will backfire massively.
However, if we just straight no lynch for a few (2-3) days, without discussion, then I don't see how scum can kill the cop other than random, and that's an extremely long shot, whereas the chance of the cop investigating a scum or two is much better.
I'd also like to say, that I was mafia in silent mafia, where there is no talking, and it took us a while to pick out power roles, whereas they tore us apart, so I see this as a potential similar scenario.
So I will
Vote No lynch
. I see how this idea will probably be met with skepticism, but I think it's fairly gamebreaking. If anyone agrees, you should vote no lynch as well. Of course, I'm not going to push this if there isn't going to be support.