Not sure about the suicide itself, but when men do it, they tend to make a mess, whereas women go quietly and cleanly. Seems like they are mad at someone. When public shooters are not killed or kill themselves, we learn their motives are almost angry. What do you think? You think the assassin expected to get away clean from a rooftop of a high-profile event surrounded by Secret Service and police?
I think in the past, men would commit suicide in private, leaving a literal mess for the loved ones they wished to spite (women tend to go neatly and quietly with drugs). In our narcissistic present, more and more suicides include inflicting pain on others, like taking out family members or innocent strangers. Or someone very high profile like a former President.
Yes, I think Paige was counting on that.