What did I learn from MLK work?

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Yesterday, as I wrote, I was like the guy who did the Zodiac case, also involved in a case to a much, much, much lesser degree – the MLK case.

A few things I learned from that creative process – a lot is kinda ‘social complexity’ based :

1. Difference between integration and co-existence.
2. If someone comes up to you in the ghetto and says don’t worry we’ll protect you then its right to start worrying. If someone else says hey, you’ve got to protect yourself, then they’re right.
3. Er. See above.

Update 20 Jan 2014: not sure how any of this is useful for #startups but if I think of anything I’ll tweet it!

Zodiac film

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Just watched the enjoyable film about the Zodiac killer at the Newham Showcase. Some teenage girls came up to me at the end of the film and asked me what I thought of the film, so I camped it up and said I’d been involved in an investigation, but couldn’t tell them who it was as they wouldn’t believe me. So they laughed and said I was must be the Zodiac!

Funny thing is when I got home I read handwritten notes from someone on that case I haven’t bothered reading before, and it reminded me also how addictive these cases are involving deep stuff about evidence and coincidence, emotion and fear.