[blackdog]

Don't they belong to a union? Would they be assigned a desk job? For the same reasons that off duty cops are exempt from drunk driving,and speeding due to "professional courtesy", I really would be surprised if they were fired. That would be a good question for the Maryland politico's at a press conference.

[Ajnin]

I previously stated that cops are fired, this is actually not completely true. There are any number circumstances that can arise to allow a cop to remain employed. In such a case, a cop could be employed as a dispatcher or any other job where the cop is not carrying a gun. The cop must be disarmed and Unions have no recourse once there is a conviction.

[Navy Patriot]

I really would be surprised if they were fired.

In Oakland Ca. a couple years ago, a 15 year old boy got ahold of his dad's gun, and accidentally shot his younger brother (not fatal). This was after a Ca. law was in effect that made it a felony to allow a child access to a gun. A number of citizens had been prosecuted and convicted at the time of this incident. This was not prosecuted, the boys's parents were both cops and the gun was dad's service weapon.

This is one way to control who is a felon. In this instance the state and not the Constitution will forever control these two cops if not more.