GOOD FOR THEM: ACLU files suit over arrest of man filming police. “The ACLU today filed a federal lawsuit against Allegheny County and University of Pittsburgh police, alleging that officers arrested a Pittsburgh man for using his cell phone to record an interaction between officers and one of his friends. Elijah Matheny, of the Hill District, was arrested on April 29 and charged with violating Pennsylvania wiretapping laws. Police said he recorded an incident without officers’ permission.” That’s because you don’t need officers’ permission to record their activities in public. Such arrests should be federal crimes, enforceable by private prosecution, and punishable by tarring and feathering. Cold tar for the first offense . . . .