Verbal abuse isn't dependent on the person/animal on the receiving end. What you're saying is like physical abuse is dependent on whether the person or animal can feel it. Actually, it's worse than that. It's more like whether the person/animal believes they deserved it.
My personal choice on how to deal w/ trolling and verbal abuse
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Or, when the mods say it's not allowed, which might be why (s)he was banned.