AdvertisementBecoming A Cop, As Police Protests Dominate Headlines05:41Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2015/05/20/becoming-a-police-officer"></iframe>Copy embed codeResumeMay 20, 2015facebookEmailThe squad of six, including Stephanie Schendel, pose after being pepper-sprayed. Instructor Russ Hicks said the recruits bond after that unpleasant experience. (Isolde Raftery/KUOW)What motivates someone to become a police officer these days? And what is it like to be a recruit as images of police protests dominate the news? Amy Radil of Here & Now contributor station KUOW met some of Washington state's newest recruits. Read more on this story via KUOWReporter Amy Radil, reporter covering politics, government and marijuana legalization at KUOW. She tweets @AmyRadil.This segment aired on May 20, 2015.