Editing Margaret Singer (section)

== Harassment and death threat complaints ==
Singer faced [[harassment]], including [[Death threat|death threats]] and dead animals placed on her doorstep, from groups that disagreed with her views on [[Cult|cults]].<ref name="McLellan2003"/><ref name="leading"/> According to [[Richard Behar]]'s article in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine, Singer was an outspoken critic of [[Scientology]] and was known to travel under an assumed name to avoid harassment.<ref name="Behar1991">{{cite magazine|last1=Behar |first1=Richard |title=Scientology: 'Religion' a Thriving Cult of Greed, Power |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,972865-9,00.html |access-date=20 February 2015 |magazine=Time |date=6 May 1991 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070225132542/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C972865-9%2C00.html |archive-date=February 25, 2007 }}</ref>

Her criticism of cults and their [[brainwashing]] tactics resulted in harassment of Singer's family and students as well, including breaking into Singer's office, stealing students' term papers and sending notes to Singer's students.<ref name="sfga_PSYC"/> According to the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', other examples included cult operatives going through Singer's trash and mail, picketing her lectures, hacking into her computer, and releasing live [[rat]]s in her house.<ref name="McLellan2003"/><ref name="Behar1991"/>