joker

imagine that you are a deniable operator on hostile soil 

if you do something illegal 

then you could decrease your own or others survivability 

if you carry illegal equipment or illegal material  

then you could decrease your own or others survivability 

if you make any mistake 

then you decrease your own or others effectiveness 

if how you dress, behave and communicate draw unwanted attention 

then you decrease your own or others effectiveness 

example: if you dress in fake military uniform with odd colours 

put on clown make up 

sneak around the forest in the night 

and salute police officers 

that's probably not illegal 

but probably risky