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Right. Across states, self-defense typically has a duty to retreat. Stand Your Ground intentionally does not have the duty to retreat, hence "standing your ground."
It is designed to bring the power and ability to fight back to the victim (actual or proclaimed) as opposed to letting offenders (actual or proclaimed) rule the country.
Since humans often operate in extremes, for some people Stand Your Ground has become a matter of offense rather than defense. People boast about wanting to prove to these offenders who is in charge. Add guns to the equation and now a lot of people think they can kick some ass. Craziness ensues.
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