▁was ▁" in tr insic ▁to ▁the ▁Rom any ▁culture ", ▁the ▁programme ▁was ▁" high ly ▁dam aging " ▁for ▁the ▁Roman i ▁people . ▁However , ▁the ▁char ity ▁accepted ▁that ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁inc idents ▁that ▁were ▁detailed ▁in ▁the ▁programme ▁in ▁fact ▁took ▁place . ▁ ▁The ▁document ary ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁in ▁Milan , ▁Italy ▁a ▁single ▁Roman i ▁child ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁ste al ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁€ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁a ▁month ; ▁and ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 5 0 ▁of ▁such ▁ab used ▁Roman i ▁children ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁film ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁link ▁between ▁pover ty , ▁disc rim ination , ▁crime ▁and ▁explo itation . ▁ ▁A ▁United ▁Nations ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁Roman i ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁European ▁countries ▁are ▁arrested ▁for ▁rob ber y ▁much ▁more ▁often ▁than ▁other ▁groups . ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁and ▁Roman i ▁rights ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Union ▁Roman i ▁bl ame ▁w ides p read ▁institution al ised ▁rac ism ▁and ▁per sec ution . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁a ▁Business ▁Week ▁feature ▁found ▁the ▁region ' s ▁Roman i ▁population ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁" miss ed ▁economic ▁opportunity ". ▁H undred s ▁of ▁people ▁from ▁O stra vice , ▁in ▁the ▁Bes k yd y ▁mountains ▁in ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁signed ▁a ▁pet ition ▁against ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁move ▁Roman i ▁families ▁from ▁O stra va ▁city ▁to