To be fair, the Hansen's were irresponsible about how they handled a lot of things concerning their quest to study the Borg, greatest among which simply not respecting them enough as the very real threat they were, letting themselves get overconfident with what successes they had and pushing their risks further and further until finally their luck ran out.
So bringing the would-be Seven along with is really just the tip of their irresponsibility...but also probably the one that had to suffer the consequences of their choices the most.