0 0 8 , ▁Ham mar berg ▁noted ▁that ▁" today ' s ▁r het or ic ▁against ▁the ▁Roma ▁is ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁one ▁used ▁by ▁Naz is ▁and ▁fasc ists ▁before ▁the ▁mass ▁kill ings ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁th irt ies ▁and ▁for ties . ▁Once ▁more , ▁it ▁is ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁Roma ▁are ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁safety ▁and ▁public ▁health . ▁No ▁distinction ▁is ▁made ▁between ▁a ▁few ▁crim inals ▁and ▁the ▁over wh el ming ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Roma ▁population . ▁This ▁is ▁shame ful ▁and ▁dangerous ". ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁latest ▁Human ▁Rights ▁First ▁H ate ▁Crime ▁Survey , ▁Roman is ▁rout in ely ▁suffer ▁assault s ▁in ▁city ▁streets ▁and ▁other ▁public ▁places ▁as ▁they ▁travel ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁homes ▁and ▁mark ets . ▁In ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁serious ▁cases ▁of ▁violence ▁against ▁them , ▁attack ers ▁have ▁also ▁sought ▁out ▁whole ▁families ▁in ▁their ▁homes ▁or ▁whole ▁communities ▁in ▁settlement s ▁pre domin antly ▁housing ▁Roman is . ▁The ▁w ides p read ▁patterns ▁of ▁violence ▁are ▁sometimes ▁directed ▁both ▁at ▁causing ▁immediate ▁harm ▁to ▁Roman is , ▁without ▁distinction ▁between ▁adult s , ▁the ▁elder ly , ▁and ▁small ▁children ▁and ▁phys ically ▁er adic ating ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁Roman i ▁people ▁in ▁towns ▁and ▁cities ▁in ▁several ▁European ▁countries . ▁ ▁Public ▁opinion ▁ ▁The ▁extent ▁of ▁negative ▁att itudes ▁towards ▁Roman i ▁people ▁var ies ▁across ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁Europe . ▁ ▁European ▁Union ▁ ▁The ▁practice ▁of ▁placing ▁Roman