There have been several instances where an authority figure volunteers to be taken hostage, in order to gain the trust of the hostage taker :
- Gianni Picco - from 1989 to 1992, as a UN Negotiator he asked for the release of Western prisoners in Libya-captured by guerrillas that would evolve into Hezbollah. He risked his life by being captured to secure their freedom.
- Arnaud Beltrame - On March 24, 2018, the French Federal Police Officer, was murdered by an Islamic terrorist at Trèbes supermarket after having exchanged himself for a hostage.