[Superman #701] Does Superman understand that as soon as he leaves town, little Tommy will be murdered by the drug dealers?
He burned down their houses, then told Tommy to give them a message from him. What does he think is going to happen? They’re just going to shrug and say “Oh well, he got us this time!” No! They’re pissed! They’re crazy enough to mouth off to Superman to his face, and dangerous enough that even the police won’t go near them. They’re going to violently murder the kid, and probably mail Superman his bloody left foot as a message.