Rise, oh gee... don't get me started. If you ever ventured into the top room at Rise, you'll know what I'm talking about.
HQ security is pretty bad. Club 199 used to have pretty full-on security, though. Dude at the door literally patted you down, checked behind your belt for pills/weapons, etc.
Only a week ago, I was at Electric Circus on a Friday night. 4 guys got into a huge punch-up on the floor yet security did absolutely nothing. All they did was stopped the music! Then, the 4 guys got up and calmly walked out... it was kind of strange.
But if you're ever in trouble in a club, don't bother running for security.