Or what's worse - Superman, someone who knows a slap from him could kill a normal man, slapping down a man confronting the unrepentant (which is what I get from the art more than the script - the "I'm sorry" seems sarcastic) killer of his parents or Superman being so polite with said unrepentant killer. I know this Superman is not the BFF he is to regular DCU's Batman, but this is Smallville Superman who has been known to lose his own temper at injustice more than once.