Don't ray me bro!

First off, she should be aware of the state of airport security and the lack of understanding that non-technical people have regarding electronics. This is common sense, which unfortunately is not required to be an engineering student. I saw the 'device' in question and it looks like she just has nerd pride and wanted to show off her love of electronics.
I am glad that she wasn't shot, but if she was would that surprise anybody?
Now she will face charges, which I hope are dropped. It seems that she was just ignorant of the situation and made a mistake. I mean look at it... its a freaking breadboard with LED's!