Safer? Ok;
1. He didn't have to do anything because the kid wasn't trying to hurt him. He was just showing off.
2. Whatever you think about iceman; he was there so he could help pyro fighting him.
3. Everyone from xavier's school were there. They wouldn't just stand there and watch Pyro being beaten up.
Originally posted by Be@st
Any kind of violence doesn't make you tough; but because of his using powers he has put in danger all mutants.
of course since Pyro wasn't known to be a mutant by the kids... by using his powers no one would know a mutant was responsable and would instead think it was a fluke accident.