Then the patrols would definitely catch you and beat you. If they had failed to catch you while you were running away from them, they would have come to your master's house, caught you and beaten you. The master would allow them to do so. They didn't let patrols come to the Blackshear house, but this girl was so determined to get out that they made an exception. And they intended to make him an example to the rest of the slaves. But they didn't take Lucy” (1938). Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Whether you choose to do it abnormally, selfishly, altruistically, or fatalistically, the act is still tragic. Durkheim theorized many different reasons why a person would commit suicide. He theorized that an uncontrolled environment, a feeling of worthlessness, heroism, or oppression could push someone to take their own life. Whatever the cause, don't wait to find out. There are many alternatives: talk to a friend, talk to a counselor, or call the suicide hotline. Be a winner, not a theorist