This perfectly sums up how repulsive and unchristian their total shunning policy is.
The technically correct JW response from that bethelite would have been "yes, that's fine provided you don't speak to them."
But such a scenario would be farcical, absurd. Imagine handing written material out inviting a disfellowshipped person to return to the organization but not even saying a brief word of normal human courtesy or greeting.
Truly creepy stuff. It's the Stepford Wives religion