When the wheels make the man, part 4

Out of Spokane, Washington, news of a man who uses a wheelchair falsely reporting being assaulted. The Washington state TV station KXLY offered this headline on Tuesday:

Police: Man made up wheelchair assault story

No, a wheelchair was not assaulted or even alleged to have been assaulted. The man who made up the assault uses one to get around.

Further coverage has been somewhat better. The Seattle Times reports that depression over the holiday season led Kenneth Koch to stab himself, then lie to a friend who took him to the hospital for treatment of the wounds. From there, police were called and the lie snowballed into media coverage and people offering the man money.

Because you are nothing without your assistive equipment. See parts 1, 2 and 3 of this series.