Yes, I think that sometimes when someone presents a particularly vile and insulting opus, Jim leaves the account open just to make the person angry.
I mean, how annoying must it be to still be able to come back and post when you wanted to leave forever but can't help yourself and keep coming back to lurk?
What she posted was foul and inexcusable... and note, please, that not even ONE of the 'botts, hereabouts, bothered to post a "No. That's inexcusable what you did, right there," in response. (Several, in fact, posted "You GO, Girl!"-type comments [!!!].)
And then spent all of yesterday and today mewling and sniveling about "haters" on Free Republic. [::shakes head, ruefully::] ;)