Responsibility is the social force that binds humans to their obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force. Simply put, following rules given by those in authority is an example of human responsibility. Humans have always struggled with the issue of human responsibility, even the great philosopher Aristotle admitted that there were cases in which he felt it was too difficult to either find a person responsible or not responsible for their actions. Therefore, we need a structured set of characteristics to describe responsibility. There are many basic defining characteristics of moral responsibility that can be used as a model to decide whether or not a person should be held accountable for their actions. One of which is, whether or not the person causally contributed to the event happening, either passively or actively. I believe that contributing to an event happening passively could include a person acting out of negligence, for instance, if a person could’ve immediately brought a halt to an event happening or continuing and didn’t and also fits the other two characteristics of responsibility they should then be held accountable for the outcome of the ordeal.
Understanding this concept will allow one to understand that responsibility is a choice that everyone has to make. If the person makes a responsible choice the he or she will reap the benefits of that, but if one make an irresponsible choice then he or she will have to face consequences outlined by those who in force rules.