The root cause of harm on Hi5

Many people now wake up and then switch on their computer. It becomes their routines to check what’s new in their Hi5. There is some doubt why Hi5 becomes a popular website while it’s causing much harm in our society.

Hi5 is a large social network that can connect to other people around the world. People can create their own page, upload their photos and write something about themselves. They will look very popular, if they get many comments from people and have a lot of friends. It’s simple and easy. But some people use in wrong way.
Hi5 becomes a dating website. It’s easy to find someone that you like from the photos, send messages and then make a date. Many men and women know each other via Hi5 and then become a case of rape.

Recently, three university students were arrested because prostituted via Hi5. It’s not a new case but there were many cases happening in the last year. From Kom Chad Luek Newspaper, the girls admitted that they were betrayed at the first time and also needed money.

Sometime, deceiving is not the main cause but the cause is themselves. Someone upload some sexy or naked photos on their pages, especially teenage. They don’t care much about these harms but they do something for society accepting.
Last year, there was a case of a salesman raped an office woman and recording a clip. They knew each other via Hi5 for a month, and then made a date. However, from Kom Chad Luek Newspaper, the office woman admitted that she was deceived to go to salesman’s apartment. But how she was deceived? Why did she go to apartment of someone who never saw the face?

Hi5 is not popular only in normal people, but also monk. He raped a 15 years old girl. From Matichon Newspaper, the monk admitted that they talked via Hi5 and then on telephone for two weeks before making a date.

This case made Thai people lose faith in Buddhism. On the other hand, it’s unbelievable; the girl lives in Chaiyaphum but went to see the monk at Khon Kaen. She was deceived or she was willing to do?

Although Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT) deprived the monk's information of Hi5, but it cannot cut off the problem. The monk can register for his new information on Hi5 and behave as previously.
Many cases have occurred from connecting on Hi5. They communicate each other by messages and some photos. It is a great way for finding new friends around the world or chatting with someone who have the same taste. But this period it becomes a way of sexuality.

It’s not like other rape cases; a woman walked alone at night, then she was pulled to thick growth of grass and was raped. In this case, the woman was unaware. But for Hi5, they were chatting and made a date by themselves. It means that these women should be aware of danger because they made a date with strangers.
So, the cause of all cases is women believe the strangers and easily make a date. If they didn’t go with strangers, they would not been raped.

There are many cases like this that may not become the news; not only in Hi5 but other chatting programs as MSN Messenger, Camfrog and so on. So, parents should more concern about their children, especially teenage girls. Sometime, they may lack of warmth or care from their parents.

It becomes a social problem that should be solved from root cause. Police cannot arrest all bad guys but the girls can control themselves. These cases may not be only the rape but can become the crime in the future.