Can you link to the article? I'd love to see what was said and if they'd interviewed any defense lawyers from the state.
My understanding of the laws (I am not a lawyer) is that you have a duty to retreat if you can do so in complete safety. I think that's a very important caveat. So if you're cornered, pursued, chased, surrounded, or your attacker can assault you at range with a firearm, you can't retreat with complete safety. I do think you have to at least attempt to remove yourself from a dangerous situation IF at all possible and if you don't have any loved ones or bystanders that could also be harmed. This is just a way of preventing people from using the use of force laws to escalate the situation further. A lot of situations start out as arguments that get out of hand and we can avoid people dying by just swallowing our ego and removing ourselves from the situation. But if someone jumps out at you with a gun or a knife and they're intent on closing the distance with you, you may not have an opportunity to escape that situation.
