App\Http\Controllers\CommentsController::destroy PHP Method

    public function destroy(Request $request, $id)
    {
        $comment = Comment::with('replies')->find($id);
        // Do not recursively destroy children comments.
        // Because 1. Soft delete feature was adopted,
        // and 2. it's not just pleasant for authors of children comments to being deleted by the parent author.
        if ($comment->replies->count() > 0) {
            $comment->delete();
        } else {
            if ($comment->votes->count()) {
                $this->deleteVote($comment->votes);
            }
            $comment->forceDelete();
        }
        // $this->recursiveDestroy($comment);
        event(new ModelChanged('articles', 'comments'));
        if ($request->ajax()) {
            return response()->json('', 204);
        }
        flash()->success(trans('common.deleted'));
        return back();
    }