Then the patrolmen would catch you and beat you up. If they couldn't catch you when you were running away from them, they would come to your master, catch you and beat you. The master would allow them to do so. They didn't let the patrolmen into Blackshear's house, but this girl was so stubborn about coming out that they fooled her. And they intended to make an example of him for the rest of the slaves. But they didn't get Lucy” (1938). Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Whether you choose to do it in an abnormal, selfish, altruistic, or fatalistic way, the act remains tragic. Durkheim theorized many different reasons why a person would commit suicide. He theorized that an uncontrolled environment, feelings of worthlessness, heroism, or oppression could drive someone to commit suicide. Whatever the cause, don't wait to find out. There are many alternatives: talking to a friend, talking to a counselor, or calling the suicide hotline. Be a winner, not a theorist