Fox News Contributor Wears Protective Vest At Mexico Border, Becomes Instant Meme

[KG]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/fox-news-contributor-wears-protective-110455054.html

A contributor for Fox News set Twitter alight on Thursday for wearing a protective vest during a report from the U.S.-Mexico border.

Critics accused Lawrence Jones of trying to exaggerate the danger after a photo he shared of himself went viral:

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[eShirl]

1. He's protected if he eats lobster.

[bigbrother05]

2. Well, he is a black man around LEOs

Can't be too careful

[Aristus]

13. HA!

[JI7]

32. yup, probably protecting himself against US Cops

[Bettie]

33. That was my first thought, it's not for the refugees

it's for border patrol, so he goes home alive!

[Hugin]

3. They must've run out of the adult sizes.

He'd better hope whoever takes aim is a really good shot.

[genxlib]

4. Is that really a protective vest?

If so, it looks like it provides much less coverage than a typical one.

It looks more like an accessories vest to me. Something like a radio harness like this. https://cascade-rescue.com/conterra-tool-chest-radio-chest-harness/

[unblock]

7. not an expert, but i agree, that does not look like a protective vest to me.

way too small, and appears too thin as well.

[NightWatcher]

16. It's for the tacti-cool people who run around in camo and shoot airsoft guns that look real.

It doesn't even look like you can slide an armor plate into the front, plus the straps and buckles are cheap and shitty looking.

IOW, the magats and foxers will eat it up.

[at140]

26. It is a tools vest!

To carry things which don't fit in pockets easily.

[mr_lebowski]

5. Aww man don't you guys know it's a war zone down there, bullets flying everywhere

[Grammy23]

6. His head is sitting atop his shoulders like a perfect target.

Has he not been warned that head shots tend to be fatal??

[demmiblue]

8. He went to Jared.

As an aside, he was supposedly required to wear it by border security for liability reasons.

[dalton99a]

14. +1

[UTUSN]

9. Bwah HAH!1 That vest's benefit is not hiding his gym and hair salon RESULTS!1

Even funnier, he's a *TEXAN* (who should know enough about the border), is a "BELIEVER" (in SHITLER's view of things), a Libertarian/Capitalist, *AND* if all that is not enough, a "Storyteller"!1

Well, Bill O'LOOFAH styled himself a "war correspondent" - in the horrific war between Argentina and Britain, a real nail biter!1

[sandensea]

25. The charlatan "covered" the war from the comfort of his Buenos Aires Sheraton room

Some 1,200 miles away.

He must have the best eyesight in the world.

[salin]

10. The twitter roasting shoops are hilarious.

Thanks for posting this... and

[Vogon_Glory]

11. Cluck, Cluck

I’m a train nut who used to go over to about the spot where this avatar of journalistic courage was photographed (Following In Bill O’Reilly’s footsteps ) and took pictures. I didn’t need a bulletproof vest.

[atreides1]

12. It's not a protective vest!!!

Head shot
Abdomen shot

Of the two I'd go for the abdomen, lots of pain involved!

[A DAY IN THE LIFE]

15. What's with the badge? nt

nt

[Iggo]

21. Cops gave it to him for being a good little boy.

[RAB910]

17. some of my favs

[obamanut2012]

29. OMG

HAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHA

[VOX]

31. These are great!

Thank you!

[onethatcares]

18. he better

stay out of Arkansas.

[Iggo]

19. Ain't that for paintball? (n/t)

[NastyRiffraff]

20. That's not a protective vest

It's a toy that you buy to wear on Halloween dressing up as Rambo.

[Alea]

22. It's a plate carrier, not a vest

Supposedly the BP either told him to wear it or recommended he wear it.

[Takket]

23. he got straight up trolled LOL The fake badge and the Gogurt add to the ensamble.

[Takket]

24. check this out.........

Here he is ripping on AOC by saying "we don't talk like that" in response to her quote about being proud to tend bar and prep food. apparently doing those things should be a source of shame for her?????????

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[redstatebluegirl]

27. Well they have to keep up the lies about the rapists and murderers.

Makes it look like he is in Iraq or something.

[obamanut2012]

28. That isn't even a kevlar/tactical vest

wtaf

[Ilsa]

30. It looks like an insert for a backpack. Those ribbons are

Probably elastic, sewn down every inch to create loops to thread headphones through or stash pens. No telling what those zippered pockets are for. A cellphone, or ipod, maybe?

[Polly Hennessey]

34. That is the funniest thing I have seen all day.

The fool actually looks like he is taking it 😳 seriously.

[keithbvadu2]

35. Reporter/journalist wore a backpack on his front to look like bomb/bullet protective gear

Tactical protective gear for the tv camera

Reporter/journalist wore a backpack on his front to look like bomb/bullet protective gear

as he heroically went into a 'danger' zone.

The Internet was merciless in ridiculing him.

Lots of photoshop.

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