Alright. I think Ann was sincere. Its an opinion, just like yours.
I don’t think she was sincere for the following reason- she was doing the bravado act —before— the group of students even declared they were going to stand behind her- but now they aren’t going to, so now she is using that excuse as her reason for pulling out-
I believe she knew full well she was never going to be protected- and really, she is calling it off because a small group of students won’t be there to what? Protect her from physical harm? She knew that berkley police were never goign to protect her- so it all hinged on a small group of kids siding with her?
Just my opinion based on what I’ve observed about the issue-