Hel-lo? Anybody home? The lights are on, but no one seems to be home...
Her friend called 9-1-1 and she was attempting to administer a shot of insulin to herself when Officer Friendly showed up and shot her with the stun gun.
Or, maybe you skipped the first sentence of the article?
The city is held responsible because they're the ones holding Officer Friendly's leash, same as you would be held responsible if your pit bull attacked a baby. She is not being held responsible because she was having a medical emergency and only called for help.
Maybe medically sensitive people need to do more to protect their own personal safety than regular people. Cars with special plates, or registration with regional health orgs, so that maybe, so if a 911 call comes in, first responders might be better prepared for what they are going into.
Hel-lo? Is anyone home, yet?
As the article states in the very first sentence, her friend called 9-1-1 and briefed them as to the situation, i.e.: diabetic shock, so that the first-responders could be prepared. But in his haste, Officer Friendly ignored these instructions. I'm actually pretty surprised that Officer Friendly didn't break out his M-16 and rake her with automatic weapons fire.
Should have left her with the needle, problem solved.