Under the headline “School Official Injured,” The News & Observer tells the tale of yet another SUV that unpredictably went crazy (after being stolen) and plowed into a smaller, more sane SUV in front of a school.

After detailing the actions of the rampaging stolen Chevrolet Suburban for 11 paragraphs, readers finally learn the identity of the thief in the twelfth paragraph of the 13-paragraph story.

I think it’s time that lawmakers require annual psychological profiles of all SUVs, in addition to emissions checks and safety inspections, so we can prevent these things from happening.

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