Selfies at funerals: funeral directors are crazy

- Funeral directors in Canadian Quebec have talked with people who make selfies with deceased people and this then social media posts. They will explore how to teach people that some families find this very disrespectful and set here at any price.

According to the president of the association of funeral directors in Quebec, Denis Desrochers, it is not new that pictures taken at funerals. It is new that these pictures today are shared on social media.

'There is no 'selfie police,' he told Le Matin Gravel. 'There is going a fierce debate about what is respectful behavior. 'Many undertakers have clear rules about making selfies. Usually the audience is told that family selfies not appreciate. '

Yet there are many people who make a selfie at the last moment when the coffin with their mobile phone, says Desrouchers. Those photos then end up on social media.

According to the president is taking pictures at a funeral of some experts, good for processing. But he questioned the craze of posting these photos on social media.