Originally posted by gernuarthey betray you if it is in they benefits
Then they were probably never a real friend.
I would suggest hanging around with a different type of people then. There are nice and honorable people out there. I have found them. There seems to be not enough of them to go around, but they exist. They tend to hang out together and avoid the less honorable people.
You're probably just hanging around with the wrong people, or work where you have to deal with those type of people constantly. In your line of work, you deal with the worst of society, so its easy to become cynical.
Me, I will talk to almost anyone, and have met people of all different races, creeds, religions, colors, nationalities, etc. One thing I have noticed is that some people live or work in very negative environments and that effects their outlook on life and on friends. People who work in the government, or are poor, or work for certain companies or in certain industries tend to be very cynical and be surrounded by negative and sometimes abusive people.
I have seen people flourish after changing who they hang out with to more supportive and caring people.
If your "friends" would all betray you, then perhaps you should look somewhere else to find friends. And your neighborhood and workplace may not be the best place to look if they are all negative people and/or people who are not honorable.