Conversations with police in the course of their duties are not private conversations, but many other things you may record on a public street are. You have the right to videotape and audiotape police officers performing official duties in public. It is not a violation of the Pennsylvania Wiretap Law to do so. That means you can record an officer during a traffic stop, during an interrogation, or while he or she is making an arrest.
A qualified dividend is a type of dividend that is taxed at the capital gains tax rate. Generally speaking, most regular dividends from U.S. companies with normal company structures (corporations) are qualified.
Basically, qualified dividends are ordinary dividends that meet specific requirement. If so, the qualified dividends are taxed at the same rate as long-term capital gains. That drops the qualified dividend tax rate down to 20%, 15%, or even 0% depending on your marginal tax rate, which you can find here: 0% if you fall into the 10% or 15% bracket. 15% if you fall into the 25% to 35% bracket.