And after all that, I didn't answer the question.
Yes, it can happen here. Just as it can happen in Africa, in Asia and in Europe. We're all built to the same basic design, with the same potential failure modes.
There are some cultural differences in the incidence of suicide for example, but I don't believe there are any cultures where suicide is unknown. The potential failure mode is built into all of us, and once it occurs, the human is broken and the consequences for family and friends or for a hundred or more passengers simply do not factor in.