George Zimmerman's Defense Is Broke

George Zimmerman's defense team is out of cash:

George Zimmerman's defense team said on Wednesday that the defense is "out of money," less than two weeks before jury selection is set to begin in his murder trial.

The defense's trust account has less than $5,000, the Zimmerman lawyers said in a blog post, and more than $20,000 in liabilities. Zimmerman and his attorneys have been soliciting donations for his defense since early in the case, and based on their updates have raised — and apparently spent — about $400,000 already.

In their latest update Wednesday, the defense team set an ambitious goal: Another $120,000, the post says, would give Zimmerman "the defense he deserves," while $75,000 would be the "barest minimum" for a "fighting chance."

On the one hand, I'm all: LOL GOOD. On the other: A decent defense should not cost anyone half a million dollars. See also: We call this a justice system, but some people get the best defense their money (or the donated money of random racist fuckbrains who think those people are heroes) can buy, and some people get an overloaded and understaffed court-appointed attorney who does not have the same resources that a team of highly paid corporate attorneys does.

Anyway. Zimmerman could, of course, avoid paying another dime by pleading guilty.

Otherwise, I guess it's back to selling his autograph. Good luck!

[H/T to Jordan.]