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In my late twenties had a kid reach his hand into the back window of my car to pet my golden retriever while I was in the front seat.
Last summer, I left Floyd (full-grown, 150 lb, male Great Dane) in the back of my SUV with the rear window rolled partway down while I ran into Taco John’s. I was astounded as a I watched an adult walk up, reach out, and pet him. Now, Floyd is a certified therapy dog and about as people-loving as they come, but seriously, the guy didn’t know that, and I can guarantee that if he wanted, Floyd could rip a guy to shreds pretty quickly. Some people are just idiots.
I hope anyone reading this takes a moment to think about how they teach their kids to behave around dogs and also thinks about their actions with their own dogs.
Had the exact same thing happen to me at a gas station one day with my German Shorthair, I went in to pay for my gas Abby was in the back seat with both windows part way down. Now Abby was one of the most friendly dogs you would ever want to meet but when no one was home or she was in the car by herself….. well lets just say I could leave the keys in the car if I wanted to and would not have to worry about someone stealing my car. 
Anyway this guy decides to try and stick his hand in the window of my car and try to pet Abby…. bad idea Abby about took his arm off, luckily for him and me he got his arm out of there fast enough, when I got back out there he was mad at me and said that my dog almost took his arm off! I asked him how it was it possible for that to happen as the windows were not down far enough for her to get her head out, he admitted that he had reached in to try and pet her! 
You hit the nail on the head Ralf some people are just idiots. 