Booker said;
"We must, in this body, make a strong, unequivocal statement."
Yeah. Looking back over his shoulder to make sure the Thought Crime Lynch Mob was four square behind him.
Murder is either illegal or it isn't.
Seperate the physical crime of murder from the Mind/Emotional Enhancement 'Hate' Crime of using a rope, . . .
And you have a New Crime predicated totally on thoughts/emotions.
Next Stop, Division of Pre Crime.