Originally Posted by Old NFO
Would you rather be dead because some penny pincher decided NOT to divert?
No, I'd rather cockpit and cabin crews show enough intelligence to know that neither the word "bob" being written on a barf bag nor the presence of a passenger drinking from a bottle of water, nor a Japanese businessman (non-native english speaker) being confused about the precise definition of "suicide bomber" in a news article about the middle east are grounds for diverting an aircraft.
Emergency procedures and first-responders' valuable time should be saved for actual emergencies.