Neil Roberts (anarchist)
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On 18 November 1982, a suicide bomb attack was made against a facility housing the main computer database
of the New Zealand Police
in Wanganui
. The attacker, a "punk rock" anarchist
named Neil Roberts, was the only person killed, and the computer system was undamaged.
Neil spraypainted a slogan prior to his death: "WE HAVE MAINTAINED A SILENCE CLOSELY RESEMBLING STUPIDITY" followed by the anarchy is order sign (A circled by an O) and the words "anarchy - peace thinking".
Roberts had been active in various protest movements including the 1981 anti springbok tour protests.
National Law Enforcement System
The National Law Enforcement System, better known as the Wanganui Computer, was a database set up in 1976 by the State Services Commission in Wanganui, New Zealand...
of the New Zealand Police
New Zealand Police
The New Zealand Police is the national police force of New Zealand, responsible for enforcing criminal law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace throughout New Zealand...
in Wanganui
Wanganui
Whanganui , also spelled Wanganui, is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is part of the Manawatu-Wanganui region....
. The attacker, a "punk rock" anarchist
Anarchism
Anarchism is generally defined as the political philosophy which holds the state to be undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful, or alternatively as opposing authority in the conduct of human relations...
named Neil Roberts, was the only person killed, and the computer system was undamaged.
Neil spraypainted a slogan prior to his death: "WE HAVE MAINTAINED A SILENCE CLOSELY RESEMBLING STUPIDITY" followed by the anarchy is order sign (A circled by an O) and the words "anarchy - peace thinking".
Roberts had been active in various protest movements including the 1981 anti springbok tour protests.