[Reno, NV] In the aftermath of the Sen. Larry Craig restroom sex scandal, the question of what is and what is not sexually solicitous behavior in a public restroom has become an important issue for Americans.  Now, a new product emerges, promising to protect you by broadcasting your intentions before you enter the stall.

"Don't move your feet, don't put place your briefcase in front of you, don't shuffle around," says Leo Tanner, CEO of Tanner/Finn Multimedia in Reno, Nevada. 

"It's ridiculous, this litany of suspicious movements that the Minneapolis police have given us."  He said, "Now that it's hit the fan nationally... well..."

Craig, a three-term Republican senator from Idaho, was arrested on June 11 for lewd conduct in a Minneapolis Airport bathroom as part of a sex sting operation conducted by the Minneapolis Police Department.  On August 1, two months later, he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of disorderly conduct. 

Police say that Craig made several movements in the stall next to one of their investigators that, taken together, constitute an unmistakable request for sexual activity.   Among them were tapping his foot, reaching below the divider between stalls, and the placement of his luggage.

The senator, meanwhile, has steadfastly maintained his innocence, declaring, "I am not gay.  I never have been gay," at a news conference on August 28, although at a subsequent news conference he announced his intention to retire at the end of September. 

Since that announcement, the Craig camp has backed up a bit, and suggested that they may fight the charges and that Craig may keep his senate seat after all.

"Senator Craig's situation notwithstanding," says Tanner, "this issue requires a solution before the next poor sap sits next to some cop cruising for a little butt-love.  The average citizen should feel safe without taking a rule book to the crapper."

The Mother of Invention 

To that end, Tanner/Finn Multimedia has released the "Stall Sentry", a small, yellow, plastic sign that hangs from a suction cup you attach to the outside of your restroom stall door.  The sign simply reads, "No Sex Please." 

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Stall Sentry passed legal muster with Tanner/Finn's attorneys, who confirm that a simple declaration like this should be enough to dissuade police, if not the deviants they're chasing.

"It should at least keep you out of trouble.  If you don't like using the 'sex' word, we have one that says, 'Just Pooping', although our attorneys feel that it leaves too much wiggle room for the authorities."  Tanner says.

According to the company, Stall Sentry should be available by Christmas at most convenience stores, discount chains, adult bookstores, airports, and possibly even the Minneapolis Police gift shop. 

"We're working with a vendor who supplies them," says Tanner.  "They say they can put them in right next to the plastic badges and the little rubber donuts that say ‘Property of Minneapolis Police Department’."