They can be held personally responsible. Liens can be placed against their homes and cars.

Michael Jackson should be held responsible for what he did,

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.

We saw about 200,000 homes that need to be bulldozed. It's ridiculous. We saw houses with cars still on top of them. We saw a two-story house with a tractor-trailer upside-down on top of it.

I was rightfully placed under arrest,

When it's all said and done, I'm held responsible for our budget. If I had the latitude, there's nothing I would rather do than grant everybody's wishes. Unfortunately, I'm not in that position.