Gaffer Tape said:
They didn't have guns or even any really effective weapons, right? Killing forty people with plastic knifes, or whatever they used, is going to take some effort. Not to mention, once you kill that first person, then the second, then the third, those remaining people are going to start to grow some incredible grapefruit sized balls and start fighting back. Safer just to lie and say it is all going to be okay, than have a mob of 30 plus people to fight off.