Firing a police officer is no easy task, and when a law enforcement agent faces the loss of his or her job, the process is rarely quick.
But on Tuesday night, Arlington, Texas Police Chief Will Johnson dismissed rookie Officer Brad Miller just four days after he shot and killed Christian Taylor, an unarmed burglary suspect.
Law enforcement experts say two key factors, plus a political climate that has led to intensified scrutiny of police, helped drag Miller's case outside of the molasses-like disciplinary proceedings that often frustrate civil rights advocates.