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[The Mist] Why didn't her followers try to save or avenge her?

When Mrs. Carmody begins gathering followers, they were shown to be pretty protective of her and were always around her. When they lynched the soldier, David and his group tried to save him, but her followers blocked the way and held them back.

If her followers were so protective of her and so devoted to her, why did they immediately run off or hide when Ollie shot her the first time and leave her completely exposed? Why didn't they pull her to safety, throw themselves in front of her, or try to stop Ollie from shooting a second time?

When Ollie shot her the first time, he walked up to her and paused for a few seconds. There were 4-5 people armed with weapons: the mechanic and butcher each had huge knives, there was a guy wielding a baseball bat, I saw a guy with a hammer, and I think I saw a woman with a frying pan. Why, during that time where he was paused, didn't any of those people rush at Ollie and try to subdue or even kill him and take the gun away from him?

Even better, after she was killed, why didn't anyone, especially those with the weapons, make any effort to avenge her or stop David's group from leaving the store? Why not sneak up behind any member of David's group and kill them?

They had a chance to at least somewhat avenge her when the store manager ran back and begged to be let back in. They could have locked the door and just walked away or killed him the second they let him in, but no. They squandered that chance too.

Just doesn't make any sense as to why they would protect their beloved leader one moment, then leave her to die and not make any efforts at revenge the next.
gpt
Up to that point she had all the power in their eyes. Getting shot by the gun-wielding opposition group is a pretty big power shift. Without her charisma, they were just meek and scared individuals. Sure they protected her from that assault you're talking about first, but when someone whips out a pistol you start thinking of yourself and not as a group with a goal in mind.