When the player count drops and people want to play on servers, Bots will become a necessity. That time is far in the future, but it will come. Without bot support, when the numbers start to fall, the lack of bots will harm the game further.
Likewise, I'm sure someone can make a way to disable bot farming. Just don't add a point value to them or make it a server setting. The idea of progression in this game, other than squad or team leading is a bit of a joke. You're unlocking cosmetics, not improvements to gun magazines which affect gameplay.
Also, Bots have been a staple product of TWI games. From their Unreal mod of Red Orchestra to this, its a bit of an oddity that the game doesn't have it. I mean, who doesn't like giving RO1 a go every now and again? Now imagine trying to do that without bots. Sure you can play on some Russian server but those pings and the cheating break the game.