What she did was stupid and wrong but what's even worse is the portrait that the media is painting of her. Couldn't they find a better pic? This is the true racism.
It was probably something like this that originated the quote of "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."
In reality nobody shoudl think such acts are limited to women alone. It is usually men who take such actions. When women take such actions, it is so unexpected and otu of the norm that peopel tend to take note, which may create a "confirmation bias".