Bill Bradley Character Analysis

Bill Bradley is a Democratic senator from New Jersey. In his interview, he talks about how the law treats white people and people of color differently. As an example, he recalls a story about a Black friend of his being pulled over and accused of holding a white woman against her will. The friend and the white woman were interns at the same law firm and were headed to the firm’s partner’s house to attend a weekend brunch. Bradley criticizes the partner for knowing about the incident but failing to use his privilege to call the police commissioner and demand justice for the wronged intern. Bradley argues that people and institutions in positions of power have a moral obligation to use their power to help the oppressed, though his example shows that many privileged people and corporations fail to do so and are therefore complicit in systems of oppression.