And in Milwaukee, three former police officers have been sentenced to prison terms for the October 2004 beating of a biracial man. The victim, Frank Jude, was nearly killed when a group of off-duty police officers — all of them white — beat him at a party. Jude was repeatedly punched and kicked in the head and body. His fingers were pulled back, a knife was put to his neck and anus, his pants were cut off, and objects were jammed into both ears. An emergency room doctor who treated Jude testified he had the worst ear injuries she had seen in fifteen years of practice. On Thursday, three officers were given sentences of at least fifteen years. An all-white jury initially acquitted the three officers and another officer of most state charges in April 2006.