Translation of ”Le bon gag, quoi?” (One hell of a joke, eh?)

From a Le Monde article dated May 8, 2002 where Azouz Begag called the young hooligans “riff-raff” and “scum”. Nowadays, Begag is Minister for the Promotion of Equal Opportunity of “Political Whitewashing Services” and quite successfully integrated the elite class of political weasels to knowing how to talk the talk. But in 2002 he said:

"For several years now, one had been able to expolit people's despair at the ballot box. For those who understand the sociology of the suburban districts, this electoral threat is connected with a desire to keep a lid on the people they call “riff-raff” or "scum" (in slang.) [In other words, the] groups of young people that everyone is afraid of. They ride around on scooters without helmets on, riding on the sidewalks to the contempt of pedestrians, and don’t obey traffic signals, just as they ignore any other code of social conduct."

It sounds like Begag has a good grip on his portfolio.