destroy

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb, line 2614
      def destroy
        unless new_record?
          connection.delete(
            "DELETE FROM #{self.class.quoted_table_name} " +
            "WHERE #{connection.quote_column_name(self.class.primary_key)} = #{quoted_id}",
            "#{self.class.name} Destroy"
          )
        end

        @destroyed = true
        freeze
      end