There are many sad, worthy people who suffer from grave injustice and lack the wherewithal to fight it.  But none so worthy as the once mighty, now fallen, Bernie.  Forget those poor men, like Troy Davis, who might be executed despite doubt of their guilt.  Worry about those who have served us faithfully, almost achieving greatness as a National Czar, before hitting the skids.

Newsday announces that a party has been planned to raise money for Bernie’s defense.

Friends of Bernard Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner, are trying to raise funds to help pay his legal defense bills.

Kerik’s friends plan to hold a fundraising party Dec. 1 at a banquet hall in his hometown of Paterson, N.J. Organizers are asking for a minimum donation of $75 per ticket.

Coordinator Anthony Modaffari says there has been an “overwhelming outpouring from the law-enforcement community seeking to assist Kerik.”

Rumor has it that cops are selling their hollow-point bullets on the street to raise cash for Bernie.  They love him that much.  In case you’re considering something more substantial, Bernie needs about $1 million to cover the cost of his trial.  I don’t know if that includes lunch and limosine transportation to and from court.

But if Bernie needs money so desperately, and doesn’t want to sell off his most cherished remaining assets (like the nominating letter for Homeland Security Honcho), why not just ask his old pal Rudy Giuliani for some loot?  It’s not like Rudy isn’t making a bundle off his influence.

Kerik’s legal troubles proved a troublesome albatross for Giuliani when the former mayor mounted his Republican presidential bid. The other GOP contenders at the time – former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) – strongly questioned Giuliani’s judgment for his relationship and continuing loyalty to Kerik.

Giuliani – dogged by questions about Kerik, questions about shifting of mayoral security expenses for visits to Judith Nathan, with whom he then was having an extramarital affair, and his stances on abortion and illegal immigration – ended his presidential campaign in late January after finishing third in the Florida primary.

But that’s all water under the bridge now, since Rudy’s not even on the political bus anymore, no less driving.  Of course, if Bernie could just give Rudy a call at Bracewell & Giuliani, or Giuliani Partners, no doubt he would have before demeaning himself in such a tawdry, public way.

So if you love justice and care for your fellow man, please give to Bernie Kerik.  Give it to him long and hard.  Show Bernie, and dearest friend Rudy, the same compassion that they showed the rest of us. 

Update:  This came in via Jason at The Modernist, an interview by VBS.TV of Bernie on how he feels about being on the south side of the legal system.  Regardless of how you feel (or care) about Bernie, this is worth it just to appreciate how those whose lives were spent putting others under the gun feel when it’s their turn to find out what being a defendant really means.