My first reaction was to laugh at the flotation vest until I thought a bit and realized the magical thinking behind it. He heard or saw flak vests used for protection and never stopped to think of why they offered some protection, only "vest" lodged as the operative concept in his brain.
Then again it might just be a style statement something to go with the Michael Jackson moon walk.
OK, so I'm still laughing.
Illuminates the target area rather nicely, though, don’tcha think?
The idea is that colorful weird non-sequitur garb is supposed to confuse evil spirits, and thus ward off bullets.
That pic is one of the saner-looking examples.
My first reaction was to laugh at the flotation vest until I thought a bit and realized the magical thinking behind it. He heard or saw flak vests used for protection and never stopped to think of why they offered some protection, only "vest" lodged as the operative concept in his brain.Nahh, he's "Dressing For Success", for his dream job, "Somali Pirate". Either that, or he's going for tryouts at "Liberia's Got Talent!"