Bingo.
"The NYPD is the only people we want on the street with guns."
Translation: "The only people *WE* want on the street with guns, are people who are under my direct command and control, who answer to me an no one else. Period. And when I say "we" I mean the Royal We, which means me, personally, as your King."
Art imitates life, or life imitates art?
“THE GOVERNOR” from the series “The Walking Dead” comes to mind....