Nurses' lawyer pleads to murder victim's family

1.	"I think it would be quite devastating for the Western world, with your set of values, if an Australian family is seen to be asking for capital punishment." Explain whether you agree with this comment.

2.	What do you understand to be "your set of values" in this context? 

3.	In the case of the two nurses accused of murder in Saudi Arabia, the prosecution is based on their confessions. How reliable is such evidence? Why might people confess to crimes, and later retract their confessions? Do you consider a conviction to be sound if it is based solely on a confession?