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In an ideal world, were all persons truly “equal”, with the same or similar value, viewpoints, and heritage, I do feel that jury selection should be made at random, without regard to ethnicity. While there have been cases, such a those studied for this course where juries of non-peers have decided in favor of a plaintiff or defendant with respect to upholding, defining, applying, and confirming equal and civil rights, it has been a slow and arduous process. Surely congress could, and in essence has, created laws to promote and ensure equality - in actuality these are not fully effective to the extent needed and intended and cannot be enforced to a great degree. No body of law can be so effective as to be aware of and punish every transgression, every “unlawful” thought and act. I looked up a few definitions to assist me in answering this question. I was curious as to any variance from my “known” definitions of terms such as “equal”, “peer group” and “heritage” from the true definition. I was pretty close, but at the same time surprised at what I see as the st