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>> because riots inside jail are a fact of life, deputies at l.a. county jail are equipped with state-of-the-art less than lethal weapons to assist them in stopping the violence. >> when i first came on the job 25 years ago, the only special weapon we had was a flashlight that was it. if there was a riot they literally had to do physical contact to put it down. over the years, we have been very much movers and shakers in terms of trying new weaponry. >> lieutenant mike pippen trains deputies every day in the use of less than lethal weaponry. >> this is a -- we call it a sting ball. it's a numb...

Major player. >> because riots inside jail are a fact of life, deputies at l.a. county jail are equipped with state-of-the-art less than lethal weapons to assist them to stop the violence. >> when i first came on the job 25 years ago and all we had was a flashlight. that was it. if there was a riot and the deputies had to go in, it would be literally physical contact to put it down. over the years, we have been very much movers and shakers in terms of trying new weaponry. less lethal weapons. >> lieutenant mike pippen trains deputies every day in the use of less-than-lethal weaponry. >> this i...