Except the laws of the state of Maryland, where the individual which wrote this screed resides. There, it is "duty to retreat", and *that* is vigorously enforced by TPTB...
In the minds of those who agree with that particular legal insanity (duty to retreat), *anything* other than that becomes, in the black hole which passes for their intellects, the hated and feared "stand your ground"...
the infowarrior
If you are on your back, the “duty to retreat” becomes immaterial. You can’t.
I suspect even under the laws of MD, the most likely story for this event would qualify as self-defense.
Whether the state’s officials accept it as such, would of course be another story entirely.
BTW, I believe there are flaws in SYG as a concept, at least as it has been applied here in FL. Some very troubling cases with guys walking who probably shouldn’t.
Most people don’t realize it, but “duty to retreat” is not a modern touchy-feely liberal notion. It is many centuries old in English common law.