Yes, but using "bark" as a synonym for "shout" doesn't count as hate speech.
Plus he wrote a bit more.
Edit: downvotes? Maybe you should look up UK hate speech laws before deciding that violating them constitutes as hate crime.
UK has had, and still does have very aggressive legislation to combat "hate speech" and offensive speech in general.
It's not very far fetched that such a statement could have been in violation of said laws, but that certainly wouldn't make it a hate crime.
While jkots wording could have been better, there's still a very important distinction here.
With such aggressive legislation, I'm a bit wary of even going to the UK (I'm not a native speaker of English.)
More accurate would probably be to say, given the power of a vote, people with no sense of humor will use it to punish humorous comments. I feel like the larger majority typically rewards comments that are both humorous and provide content to the discussion.
The question is: Where? In the UK, or in NK? Also: if something is legal doesn't make it legitimate.
Look at the public order act for example.