def METHOD_NAME(self, *args, **options):
    verbose = False
    queue_slugs = None
    queues = []
    if options['verboseescalation']:
        verbose = True
    if options['queues']:
        queue_slugs = options['queues']
    if queue_slugs is not None:
        queue_set = queue_slugs.split(',')
        for queue in queue_set:
            try:
                Queue.objects.get(slug__exact=queue)
            except Queue.DoesNotExist:
                raise CommandError("Queue %s does not exist." % queue)
            queues.append(queue)
    escalate_tickets(queues=queues, verbose=verbose)