. ▁Roma ▁are ▁thus ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁times ▁over re present ed ▁in ▁Czech ▁pr isons ▁than ▁their ▁population ▁share ▁would ▁suggest . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁survey , ▁ 8 3 % ▁of ▁C ze chs ▁consider ▁Roma ▁as o cial ▁and ▁ 4 5 % ▁of ▁C ze chs ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁exp el ▁them ▁from ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic . ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁poll , ▁which ▁followed ▁after ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁brut al ▁attacks ▁by ▁Roman i ▁perpet rat ors ▁against ▁majority ▁population ▁vict ims , ▁revealed ▁that ▁ 4 4 % ▁of ▁C ze chs ▁are ▁afraid ▁of ▁Roma ▁people . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Czech ▁people ▁do ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁have ▁Roman is ▁as ▁neighb ours ▁( al most ▁ 9 0 %, ▁more ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁group ) ▁seeing ▁them ▁as ▁th ieves ▁and ▁social ▁par as ites . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁long ▁waiting ▁time ▁for ▁a ▁child ▁ad option , ▁Roman i ▁children ▁from ▁or phan ages ▁are ▁almost ▁never ▁adopted ▁by ▁Czech ▁cou ples . ▁After ▁the ▁Vel vet ▁Revolution ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁the ▁jobs ▁tradition ally ▁employ ing ▁Roman is ▁either ▁disappeared ▁or ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁imm igr ant ▁workers . ▁ ▁The ▁Roman is ▁are ▁at ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁ag enda ▁of ▁far - right ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁which ▁spread ▁anti - R om any ism . ▁Among ▁highly ▁public ized ▁cases ▁was ▁the ▁V ít kov