Capital Punishment or the Death Penalty is something that over the years has been heavily debated in America. Plenty of people from all sides of the political and social spectrums have made their cases for it and against. If you wanted a representation how complicated the issue is, take a look at a map of America and where the Death Penalty is allowed. Currently only 27 of America’s 50 states allow the death penalty; that’s barely more than a 50/50 split.