Has Society Reached a New Low?

Yesterday on the news, I saw a story about a funeral home now offering a drive thru window. Yes, you read that correctly. A window that you drive past in your car to view the deceased. Don't believe me? Check out the story here.
My initial reaction to this was "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?" and I stand by that. This is disgusting on every imaginable level.
The company that offers this says that they know that people lead very busy lives, so they wanted to make it more convenient. I'm sorry... CONVENIENT?! Is someone dying an inconvenience for you? Does it mess up your schedule? Does offering your sympathy to the grieving take up too much of your precious time? This is just offensive and disgusting on all counts.
Death is never convenient. People don't pass away according to your work or soccer practice schedule. Too fucking bad. You get off your sorry ass, you walk in that funeral home, and you offer your condolences. It's called paying your respects for a reason, and nothing says disrespectful like a fast food drive thru window at a funeral home.
The company also states that some people are afraid of funeral homes, so they wanted to offer an option for them. Well here's my solution. Stop being a whiny asshole, and go do the right thing. NO ONE likes funerals. It's not a party, and it's not an enjoyable experience for anyone. Least of all the families and loved ones who are grieving. Trust me, they would rather be ANYWHERE else. Now I can't speak for everyone, but personally, if it was my loved one, and that was the way you opted to honor them, I'd just prefer you didn't come at all.
I'm appalled that this is even real. That anyone honestly thought it was a good idea.
Have we stooped so low as a society that we can't even properly honor our dead? Are we so wrapped up in ourselves and our gadgets that we no longer even realize how inhuman we've become?
A drive thru funeral is something out of a cold, emotionless sci-fi film. And that's the only place it belongs. This is not a part of a compassionate, civilized society. I no longer want to be a part of a world where this becomes commonplace.
I fear for where we are headed....
Death and loss will never be convenient. It is the shock, and unpreparedness of it all that remind us of how precious life is. If we cannot make time to grieve, than we do not deserve time to live. Honoring the dead is as important as honoring the living. It is what makes us empathetic and caring creatures. It is what separates us from animals.
Please don't let this be our future...