Witnessed fight and nobody did anything

Look this is not going to be popular but if it's travelers the Police don't tend to get involved because literally you and your husband's house would be attacked, you would be attacked by them, they would get on a phone and there would be hundreds turning up.

When there is a traveler funeral here all the businesses shut down even the GPS surgery shuts down because one slight kick off and you literally have hundreds of them kicking off smashing everything up the police are not capable or don't have a number to deal with it so they cannot get involved

That was just fear taking. We all act irrationally at times. I think this should be viewed in a more generous light- it’s one action from the man the OP married.

She’s very clear that what she is dismayed about is that he didn’t want her to call the police. That she was the only one that seemed to think this was necessary.

Maybe stop discouraging her to get help for the woman getting her face smashed in from the police?

I don’t mean to downplay it but this isn’t uncommon in pubs and bars so there is an element of being desensitised to it.

also, the fight has dispersed so the police aren’t required- the victim is of course free to make a report or seek medical attention, but the police can’t attend every call like that when there isn’t any need for them.

fights are shocking when you’re not used to them but sadly lots of people are.

If your husband had got involved, he'd had been assaulted too. He made the correct decision to hold back and just be a witness rather than a casualty. Source: ex police officer.

In terms of the police turning up, if everyone has now dispersed, it's no longer a 999 priority for them. They cannot chase up every incident after they fact unfortunately but you'll probably find the pub have also reported it and it'll be reviewed in slow time with them if further offences have also been disclosed. If the woman is identified they may come back to you for a witness statement but otherwise I wouldn't expect much follow up with you.

Someone did do something - you phoned the Police.

And people involved in the fight dragged the man away.

What were you wanting to happen? The Police to attend?

It sounds like there were already lots of men there dragging the violent guy away from the woman? If I've read that right?

What did you want your husband to do, go out and get his face smashed in?

I once jumped out of bed, went over the road (in my PJs) as a woman was being assaulted by her husband. He ran out the house with a toddler in his arms trying to drag her in by the hair.
I heard a commotion first, looked out the window and saw her on the floor, I thought she had been attacked by a stranger.
Neighbors opening windows so they could see / hear better, not one of them came out.

I rang the Police, who were there on Blue Lights in minutes, threw him in the back of the van.

i was never asked to give a statement or anything, so assume it went nowhere - they moved out days later

I would be really disappointed in my husband too but I also wouldn’t want him going out there incase they jumped on him. You did the fight thing calling the police op, unfortunately I think that’s all you could do.

I'd be rethinking my marriage if my DH acted that way.
I suppose for the police, there's no one making a report of being assaulted. However, victims don't need to report domestic abuse for the police to take action now. It sounds like the incident could be recorded on CCTV. The right thing to do would be to attend and gather the evidence to try and find the victim and perpetrator, but maybe they don't have the resources.