Graffiti at home of Vancouver mayor follows bomb threat, other alarming incidents

Someone spray-painted graffiti onto the home of Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim on Halloween – marking the latest in a string of incidents targeting the property this year.

Someone spray-painted graffiti onto the home of Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim on Halloween – marking the latest in a string of incidents targeting the property this year.

Images of the graffiti, provided by Sim’s office, show messages scrawled across the garage doors of the home, including “Land back,” “Free Palestine,” and “Ken Sim hates poor people.”

Other messages are written in Chinese characters, including one that roughly translates to “(Expletive) your ancestors for 18 generations,” according to officials, who called the phrase “one of the most hateful insults in Chinese culture.”

In a statement, the mayor described the vandalism as hateful and racist, and revealed for the first time that his home was also targeted with a bomb threat earlier this year.

“As someone in public office, I understand that scrutiny comes with the job. But attacks on my family, on our safety and identity, cross a line that no one should ever have to face,” Sim wrote.

“This isn’t who we are, and it isn’t the Vancouver I know and love. But we are stronger than hate. My family, like so many others, will not let these actions define us. This only strengthens my commitment to making Vancouver a safer, more compassionate city.”

During the bomb threat, someone claimed to have placed an explosive under Sim’s vehicle, according to his office.