# File lib/paranoia.rb, line 91
  def delete
    raise ActiveRecord::ReadOnlyRecord, "#{self.class} is marked as readonly" if readonly?
    if persisted?
      # if a transaction exists, add the record so that after_commit
      # callbacks can be run
      add_to_transaction
      update_columns(paranoia_destroy_attributes)
    elsif !frozen?
      assign_attributes(paranoia_destroy_attributes)
    end
    self
  end