CONTROL issues or PARENTING DIFFERENCES?

If it's some cheap little car, I don't see what he was freaking out about. It can be a bath toy. If the guy washed it in bleach & water every now & then like you're supposed to with all bath toys, it wouldn't mold. That guy is just a jerk. I wouldn't take my son's toy away just because I wanted him to learn the difference in toys, especially not a baby who's not even 2.