Jordan Peterson Invites Elon Musk To Join Legal Battle Against Canadian Regulator Threatening His License

Dr. Jordan Peterson invited billionaire business magnate Elon Musk on Sunday to join his legal battle against the College of Psychologists of Ontario, which has threatened to remove Peterson’s clinical psychology license over his social media activity.

Peterson and the Canadian regulator have been facing off against each other since November after the government-backed college levied accusations that Peterson “may have lacked professionalism” in some of his social media posts, The Daily Wire previously reported. The regulator, which governs the psychology profession in the province, ordered Peterson to undergo “social media communications retraining,” which includes “coaching” for his commentary on X, formerly known as Twitter, or potentially have his license suspended.

But after X owner Musk said on Saturday night that his company would go to bat for people punished by their employers for content previously posted on the social media platform, Peterson joined a host of other users seeking legal representation.

“The Ontario College of Psychologists @CPOntario Are also still threatening my licence and reputation As a consequence of my tweets,” Peterson said in a post. “@elonmusk It would be good to have you on board.”

The Ontario College of Psychologists @CPOntario
Are also still threatening my licence and reputation
As a consequence of my tweets@elonmusk
It would be good to have you on board

— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) August 6, 2023

Musk has been advocating for freedom of speech on social media ever since he purchased the newly re-branded company for $44 billion last year, vowing to make significant changes to the platform after reports indicated U.S. officials coordinated with previous ownership to invoke censorship methods on accounts spreading so-called misinformation.

Musk previously said, “It is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square, where a wide range of beliefs can be debated in a healthy manner, without resorting to violence.”

“There is currently great danger that social media will splinter into far right wing and far left wing echo chambers that generate more hate and divide our society,” he added.

Last week, X Corp. filed a lawsuit against a non-profit organization and its backers for allegedly unlawfully accessing private data and choosing specific posts to show a rise in hate speech on the social media platform under Musk’s ownership.

Musk extended legal support to platform users whose employers “unfairly treated” them for posting content on X.

“If you were unfairly treated by your employer due to posting or liking something on this platform, we will fund your legal bill,” Musk said. “No limit. Please let us know.”

Musk later added that his company would also wage a public relations war against companies that punish their employees for what they do on X.

Musk posted, “And we won’t just sue, it will be extremely loud and we will go after the boards of directors of the companies too.”

The call for Musk to join Peterson’s legal issues comes after the best-selling author and Daily Wire+ host confronted the college in court in June over a demand that he undergo “remedial” social media training or face losing his psychologist license.

Peterson has accused the regulator of going after him repeatedly since 2017 when his public profile began to grow. His audience has grown to over 15 million followers across YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram.

“I was never investigated for anything for the 20 years I practiced prior to my emergence on the public scene,” Peterson said.

Attorneys for the College of Psychologists have argued that the regulator is not “meaningfully” limiting Peterson’s freedom of expression and said the remedial training is not punitive.

“Members are required to uphold the standards and ethics of the profession and they remain subject to the regulation of their professional body for as long as they remain members,” the psychology regulator’s legal team wrote.

Mairead Elordi and Ryan Saavedra contributed to this report.

Two 7-Eleven Employees Under Investigation After Thwarting Suspected Gun-Strapped Thief: Report

Two 7-Eleven workers in Northern California are under investigation by local police after stopping and assaulting a suspected gun-strapped thief who allegedly had robbed the convenience store twice just hours earlier.

In a now-viral video filmed on July 29 around 2:45 a.m., an unnamed male wearing a mask allegedly walked behind the front counter of a 7-Eleven store located in Stockton, California, and began clearing shelves of cigarettes and other store products into a large trash can, apparently with the intent to steal the items.

The suspect could be heard arguing with the employees and simulating that he was strapped with a gun behind his back. He then maneuvered around the employees with the trash can until one pinned him on the ground while the other beat the suspect’s legs roughly two dozen times with a large wooden stick.

“The other gentleman stops him and holds him. The other employee grabs a stick and just starts going to town,” Louis Benton, who filmed the altercation, told Fox40. “I’m shocked like, ‘what am I watching? What am I seeing now?'”

FULL STORY: #Stockton 7-Eleven employees stop a would-be thief from getting away with a trash can fill of cigarettes/other items from behind the register.

Answers from the man behind the camera. @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/lIq0ERhpqd

— Madisen Keavy (@madisenkeavy) August 4, 2023

After a certain point, Benton said he intervened and de-escalated the situation.

“It came to a point where it got a little excessive so I was kind of like, ‘Yo, you know, we got to chill, we got to relax,'” Benton told ABC10. “Those two workers who protected their store, they did a courageous act. I believe that if I wasn’t there that guy would probably be more hurt than he was.”

In a recent update, Stockton Police Department reportedly said the incident is under investigation, and the suspected thief reportedly carried out two other robberies at the 7-Eleven location within the same 24-hour period.

On July 28, just after midnight, the suspect stole several packs of cigarettes from behind the counter after threatening to shoot the clerk. Authorities said the following night, the suspect demanded an employee give him money while claiming he was carrying a gun. The employee refused to comply until the suspect stole food items and left.

Roughly two hours later, police said the suspect returned to the store for the incident captured on video.

Authorities reportedly have linked all investigations and will refer the findings to the San Joaquin County district attorney for review.

According to Blaze Media, Stockton ranks 3 out of 100 on Neighborhood Scout’s crime index, where 100 is the safest. Violent crime affects 1 in every 79 people, and the likelihood of experiencing property crime is 1 in 30.

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