restitution after death

this picture (thanks Seth).. it raises a few public law questions...

• can a public authority fine you (or your estate) after you have died ?
• if the wires are found to be an illegal "man trap" , can you get restitution from the public authority ?
• if you are basing your restitionary claim in equity, do you still have "clean hands" if they are fried ?

presumably the enabling bylaw for this would allow for some degree of discretion on the part of the public official demanding the fine, but what if they REALLY wanted people not to touch the wires because charred bodies caused short-outs , and massive commuter inconvienence ? They may well try to impose the fine as a "message" to other would-be miscreants.

OK, sicko-morbid humor off now.
Normal service shall resume shortly.